How to Enable Vertical Tabs on Google Chrome

Managing multiple tabs in Google Chrome can become a hassle. Especially when there are so many tabs open that you can just see the icons of the websites. The default horizontal layout of the tabs is fine for casual browsing. But it can feel cluttered, especially when you have to switch tabs back and forth. You can manage your tabs better by using a vertical layout for the tabs.

Chrome Flags: Hidden Features on Google Chrome

Chrome Flags is a set of experimental features that you can use to customise your Google Chrome experience. They are not available by default in the stable version of Google Chrome. These are features that you can test for yourself before they get officially introduced to the stable version. One of these features is the Vertical Tabs feature, which you can enable to manage your tabs better.

Enabling Vertical Tabs on Google Chrome Using Chrome Flags

1. Open a new tab on the Chrome Browser. Copy “chrome://flags” and paste it in the search bar. Hit Enter.

2. Here, you would find tons of experimental features in Chrome. In the search bar, search for ‘vertical tabs’.

3. Once you locate it, click on the drop-down menu. Here, select ‘Enabled’.

4. Now, you would be prompted to relaunch the browser as changes take effect the next time you open the browser. Click on ‘Relaunch’.

5. After launching the browser, go to the browser settings or simply copy and paste “chrome://settings” in the search bar.

6. Click on the ‘Appearance’ tab.

7. In the ‘Tab strip position’ drop-down menu, select ‘Side’.

All the tabs will be shifted to the left side, stacked on top of each other.

You can switch back to horizontal tabs by switching the Tab strip position to ‘Top’. Also note that this would work on any Chromium-based browser, such as Brave and Microsoft Edge.

FAQs

Q. Is it safe to use Chrome Flags?

Yes, they are safe to use, but since the features are experimental, they might be unstable or removed without notice.

Q. Can I disable Vertical Tabs if I don’t need them?

Yes, you can either switch back the Tab strip position to ‘Top’ or completely disable the feature through chrome://flags. Select ‘Default’ in Vertical Tabs and relaunch the browser.

Wrapping Up

Vertical Tabs make your Google Chrome experience better specially if you’re someone who has a lot of tabs open at the same time. Since they get stacked on top of each other, you can read the title of the tabs easily. Meanwhile, you can explore other experimental features too in Chrome Flags. However, keep in mind that these features are in the beta phase and can be unstable.

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