Ask HN: How many tabs and bookmarks in browser do you have?

3 points by Al_Ptr 2 years ago · 8 comments · 2 min read

I have two scenarios of browser usage.

For work.

One main window with relatively static set of 10 to 20 frequently used tabs. There are mails, task managers, monitorings, documentations, interesting work-related topics, ambient music streams etc.

One separate window with tabs for current task.

Which is pretty common way to stay focused and productive.

Everyday use.

This is a different story.

Generally, once or twice a month, I skim through my feeds and open all articles I've been interested in. Some of them I read right away but most are leaved for the next read them all phase.

At that moment, there could be up to 250 of opened tabs. Many of them are topic-related, or even with the same topic, but from different sources.

But because they are placed in order of opening, not by relevance, it is exhausting to search and switch between relevant tabs.

After reading, some articles may go to bookmarks. And when there are already thousands of them, this is no easy task neither.

Other articles may hang unread for a long time.

At some moment, I get to the point that I cant take it anymore. So, I have made a browser extension that keeps me sane.

It:

- groups relevant tabs and bookmarks closer to each other;

- breaks bookmarks into smaller, better manageable folders;

- closes or bookmarks tabs that are hang unread for a long time;

- reminds you about unread articles if you are reading the one with similar topic.

Clearly, a more tabs and bookmarks you have, a more helpful the extension become. But even in my work scenario it is very useful.

P.S.

I don't have much karma to create HN Poll.

So, in your comments, please refer to the following answer variants for convenience.

How many tabs do you have? 0-20 tabs, 20-100 tabs, 100-200 tabs, 200-500 tabs, 500+ tabs.

How many bookmarks do you have? None, 1-100, 100-1000, 1000-5000, 5000+