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by co_pl_te 5032 days ago
I also tend to have over a dozen tabs open at any one time, and sometimes keep multiple windows open, each with tabs that are (loosely) centered around a given task.

I think a lot of people have the problem of having too many tabs open, but for me, I've never used a browser in recent memory that couldn't restore my previous session even after quitting unexpectedly. Being a Safari user on a host of Apple devices, I also don't have too much of a problem with syncing tabs, though the solution is far from perfect. It would be interesting to access your current session on any device using any browser seamlessly, though.

I'd really be interested in an alternative to tabbed browsing that intelligently categorizes the web pages I have open according to the task or activity to which they relate. Like most people, I have multiple things I'm working on on my Mac that have corresponding tabs open all in the same browser window. The issue is that it becomes increasingly difficult to access the relevant information the more tabs I have open. It would be cool to just be able to ask 'Siri, show only those tabs I have open that correspond to the article I'm researching.'

I'd also be interested in a dead simple way to 'flick' the web page I'm currently viewing on my iPhone to my Mac or iPad. For example, I'd love to be able to flick this comment from my iPhone to my Mac and finish typing it there.

In any case, I think you've definitely hit on a problem that could use a better solution.

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Thanks for your response. I'm definitely having the same problem, If I do built this, you will be able to have tab categories and more advanced features.
Go for it. Tabbed browsing is like the sliced bread of the Internet. It's hard to imagine surfing the web before it, but it's become such an integral part of the browser that it suffers from "it's good enough" syndrome.

Hope you look into it further. Sounds like it could solve a problem most people might not realize they have.

Sweet, I'll send you a link when it is finished.
Cool. Much obliged.