Overview
- Windows Report first spotted the option in the latest Canary build, with Dataconomy detailing how it works and how to switch layouts.
- Users can right-click the tab bar to choose “Show tabs to the side,” then switch back via “Show tabs at the top.”
- The vertical sidebar stacks tabs and includes a Tab Search field, a collapse or expand toggle, support for Tab Groups, and a new‑tab “+” at the bottom.
- The feature is functional in Canary but remains a work in progress, with rough edges compared with mature implementations in Vivaldi, Edge, Firefox, and Brave.
- This adds a long‑requested, built‑in option for Chrome users, narrowing a long‑standing gap in tab management without relying on extensions.