Tab Mix Plus Explained

Tab Mix Plus
Screenshot Alt:Tab Mix Plus options
Author:Gary Reyes
Developer:Gary Reyes, onemen, SUN Chun-Yen
Latest Release Version:1.21.1 [1]
Latest Preview Version:1.0.0-pre.18 [2]
Programming Language:JavaScript
Operating System:Cross-platform
Genre:Mozilla extension
License:Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Website:Tab Mix Plus

Tab Mix Plus (often abbreviated TMP) was a Mozilla Firefox extension that adds to the tabbed browsing functions in Firefox. It was a popular extension on Mozilla Add-ons, which records download statistics. TMP is a collection of features from other extensions built in one package.[3] Lifehacker named it one of their "Top 10 must-have Firefox extensions" for 2009.[4] PC World said that "With Tab Mix Plus, Firefox tabs go past the obvious and into the indispensable... it's hard to imagine how you lived without it."[5] As the only extension providing multi-row tab support, Wired and CNET both called it a "must-have" that is "powerful"[6] and "gives you what feels like an infinite amount of control over tab behaviour."[7]

The original Tab Mix Plus ceased to be compatible with Firefox upon the release of Firefox 57 Quantum, due to the switch to the WebExtensions interface. A complete rewrite of the extension under development build has been released, called Tab Mix WebExtension, with limited features[8] and not yet compatible with Quantum.

Functions

The Add-Ons functions include:

Versions

Two versions of Tab Mix Plus are generally available at any given time:

Firefox version compatibility

Versions of Tab Mix Plus are available for virtually all releases of Firefox prior to Firefox 57.

The release of Firefox 57 Quantum marked the switchover from XUL-based AddOns—which allow extensions to make arbitrary changes to Firefox code—to the WebExtensions API, which strictly limits how much control extensions have over the browser and interface. Because the original Tab Mix Plus is a XUL-based extension, it does not work with Firefox 57 or higher. A complete rewrite of the extension, called Tab Mix WebExtension, is in progress, and a development build with limited functionality has been released.[8]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Release v1.21.1 . 2024-07-05 . github.com/onemen/TabMixPlus . 2024-07-12.
  2. Web site: Release https://github.com/onemen/TabMixPlus/releases/tag/v1.0.0-pre.18 . github.com/onemen/TabMixPlus . 2024-07-11.
  3. http://tmp.garyr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2076 Public recognition of the extensions used in Tab Mix Plus-Tab Mix Plus
  4. News: Top 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition. Purdy. Kevin. 11 April 2009. Lifehacker. 2009-06-18.
  5. Web site: Tab Mix Plus. Blackwell. Laura. PC World. 2009-06-18.
  6. The Firefox Hacks You Must Have. Norton. Quinn. 12 December 2005 . Wired. 2009-06-18.
  7. News: Best plug-ins for Firefox 3. Rosenblatt. Seth. 18 June 2008. Crave. cnet. 2009-06-18.
  8. News: Tab Mix Plus WebExtension Development Build is out. Brinkmann. Martin. 4 Feb 2018. ghacks.net. 2018-04-10.
  9. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/policies/reviews Mozilla Add-ons Review Policy