I have just migrated to Firefox from chrome. I have used Firefox earlier but have been using chrome for a long time. Now the reason of this sudden migration, apart from other virtues of Firefox, is App Tab or Pinned Tab feature of Firefox.
What is App Tab or Pinned Tab?
Pinned Tabs are actually tabs but small, can’t be closed accidentally and open automatically when you start Firefox. It allow you to use your favourite websites as a web app. You can pin Facebook, Gmail, Twitter and open in just a click.
- Pinned Tabs are small – only showing the site’s icon, not its title – and they live on the left side of the Tab Strip.
- Pinned Tabs don’t have a close button so you can’t accidentally close them.
- You can still close them by right-clicking on them and selecting Close Tab from the menu.
- Pinned Tabs notify you with a blue highlight when they change.
- If you have Gmail set as a Pinned Tab, for example, and you are using a different tab when a new email is received, your Gmail tab will glow.
- All of the Pinned Tabs you have set when you close Firefox will open as Pinned Tabs when you start Firefox again.
- Links to other websites open in a new tab so that your Pinned Tab doesn’t change.
- Many web apps, like Facebook, already do this but a Pinned Tab will make this happen even when the website isn’t set to do it.
How do I make a Pinned Tab?
The easiest way to see how useful Pinned Tabs are is to make one.
- Right-click on the tab you want to pin and select Pin Tab from the menu.
How do I remove a Pinned Tab?
Turning a Pinned Tab back into a regular tab is simple.
- Right-click on the Pinned Tab and select Unpin Tab from the menu.
Do not forget to share your experience of Pinned Tab in the comment below.
