There are some must-haves like your personal blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Google.

But then there are at least 20 more.

It’s tab overload!

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Having tons of open tabs slows down Firefox.

And as the tabs turn Firefox into an MB hungry monster, they also slow down your setup.

So what are your options?

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Just leave as is, discard the tabs, or move them to your helplessly unorganized bookmarks?

Here are some strategies to help you manage your tabs.

When you’re back, right-click onto that folder and select >Open All in Tabs.

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There are many extensions that help you deal with an overloaded tab bar.

you’re free to organize your tabs, make them smaller, or extend the available space.

Here is a small selection of tested add-ons.

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Group Tabs with TabGroups Manager [No Longer Available]

This is an ingenious extension.

It let’s your group your tabs based on topics.

The drawback is that it occupies a little more space.

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One row shows the category tabs and the second row displays open tabs.

You cannot rename the Start tab.

However, when you remove all tabs from it, it automatically disappears.

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To remove other categories, tap the - on the far left of the category bar.

In fact, this extension would deserve an entire article to explore all its potential.

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