Microsoft yesterday announced the new features of the Edge that will come in future releases. One of them is called a vertical tab and the first to get it will be internal users.
All modern programs browsing they use a horizontal bar to display open web pages in tabs. The vertical tab logic was introduced as an extension, such as the Tab Mix Plus extension for Firefox. It seems that the time has come for vertical tabs to become a permanent feature, starting with Edge.
Of course the horizontal line with the tabs will not be lost since it prevails over the vertical one. Especially if using a widescreen or high analysiss. The vertical space is smaller than the horizontal space and thus accepts more tabs. Vertical tabs offer other advantages as it is possible to see more open tabs at once without having to keep clicking and thus have easier tab management.
Microsoft has published a new article entitled "Top 10 Reasons to Switch to the New Microsoft Edge Browser” to highlight some of Edge's existing and upcoming features. Vertical tabs are highlighted as the second of ten reasons to switch Browser.
In other words: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) users will soon be able to choose between horizontal and vertical tabs in the browser. All it takes is a click to change the screen and either display the open tabs vertically or horizontally in the browser.
Η company in her article she posted a short GIF showing vertical tabs appearing on the left side of the screen with functions like drag and drop. And since a picture is worth a thousand words, you might have to look at the pictures in Microsoft's article to understand how the new features will work.
Microsoft plans to introduce vertical tab functionality in the Insider channel in the coming months. From there, it will find its way into the stable version of Microsoft Edge browser.
The company in the same article highlighted another handy feature coming soon: smart copy. Smart Copy "makes it easy to select, copy and paste the exact content you want from the web, while preserving its format." Also upcoming features are: a password checker that will prompt you to change it if the password is found to be compromised and improvements to anonymous browsing.