If you are unhappy with default location for Firefox’s “Tab Bar” then this extension will certainly provide an alternative option for you. This is definitely a good UI matching extension for anyone using a Chrome based theme in Firefox. You can quickly reduce the size of the upper UI after hiding some of the other toolbars and go even further if you like using extensions that will hide the “Title Bar”.
To move the “Tab Bar” back and forth between the top and default locations just select/deselect “Tab Bar on top” in the “Toolbars Context Menu”. Show or hide a toolbar Press Alt + v > t (View > Toolbars), and check/uncheck the toolbars name. You will most likely notice a slight decrease in tab height as well (which occurred during our tests). You can always reset all toolbars and toolbar buttons back to their original default state by selecting Restore Defaults in the Customize Firefox tab. You can see the “Tab Bar” in its’ default location here in our test browser…not bad but what if you prefer having it located at the top of the browser?Īs soon as you have installed the extension and restarted Firefox the “Tab Bar” will have automatically moved to the top of the browser. Note: Tabs On Top extension supports multi-row feature in TabMixPlus. Just for comparison notice how much white space is visible beneath the background wallpaper in the new tab…that is quite a difference.Would you prefer to have Firefox’s Tab Bar located at the top of the browser instead of its’ default location? See how easy it is to move the Tab Bar back and forth between the top and current positions “flip switch style” with the Tabs On Top extension. All that you need to do is use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + Shift + A” to reactivate part of the GUI… Just for a moment you may be tempted to panic wondering how you will access anything…but relax. Here is what the main window looks like right after the restart. Firefox 57 How To Move Tabs Below Navigation Bar - Enable Tabs On Bottom. Your “Extensions Management Window” should also be visible too. Mozilla Makes It Easier to Hide Tabs in Firefox and Unclutter Your Tab Bar.
Notice that the background wallpaper in the new tab completely fills the blank area…Īs soon as you have installed the extension and restarted Firefox things are going to look a LOT differently than before. Depending on your personal needs this could be taking up a lot of screen real-estate. Here is our test browser with all of the usual toolbars displaying. Do you have a netbook and need to make the most of your screen real-estate? Now you can choose how much (or how little) of Firefox’s GUI Bars are visible with the Hide GUI Bars extension.