Get an Edge like auto-hide vertical tabs bar on Firefox! Powerd by Sidebery, you can have your bookmarks, pinned tabs all in side bar and get a clean, compact look. Works on MacOS and Windows.
I'm only working on compatability with the latest stable release of Firefox, if you find any flaws, please update your browser first.
The auto hide also works on Tree Style Tabs, but you may need to adjust the css to achieve the best look.
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You need to have Sidebery installed.
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Download the files in release according to your operation system. You can also directly use the source files you need.
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If you haven't customized your Firefox before, check out this guide for how to set up your Firefox and the profiles. TL;DR version:
- Navigate to
about:configin the address bar and accept the risks. - Search for
toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheetsand toggle it to true (by double clicking on it). - Navigate to
about:supportin the address bar, under Application Basics, find Profile Folder and open it. You should now see your profile folder. - Inside your profile folder, create a new folder named
chrome(all lower case).
- Navigate to
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Once you have your
chromefolder under your profile directory, copy theuserChrome.cssyou downloaded intochrome. Alternatively you can create a blankuserChrome.cssand paste the code. Restart your browser. -
Go to the settings of Sidebery, go to Styles editor, paste all the code from
sidebery_styles.css. Please turn on "Show navigation bar in one line" under "Navigation bar" in the settings.
Now you can enjoy your new Firefox!
Q: How to move sidebar to the right?
A: Before you apply userChrome.css, click the header of sidebar, click 'move to right side'. If you have applied userChrome.css, find the comment /*hide the sidebar header*/ then delete or comment out the section between this comment and /*AUTO HIDE SIDEBAR*/, the header will appear.
Q: How to disable sidebar auto-hide?
A: Go to the comment /*AUTO HIDE SIDE BAR*/, delete the next 10 lines of code below it.
