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Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.
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Add Zen Mode (Compact Mode) #40661

Closed geekyBoogiepop closed 2 weeks ago

geekyBoogiepop commented 2 weeks ago

Platforms

Linux, macOS, Windows

Description

A Zen Mode or Compact mode keeps you away from any UI distraction like the tab strip or anything that is not the content of the website to help you focus on what you are doing! Similar implementations can be found on Zen Browser or Arc Browser. Here's a screenshot of Zen Browser's compact mode:

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If you hover over the left side of the window, a sidebar pops up to let you select the tabs. You could open the sidebar with a keyboard shortcut or even a button near the back arrow button (as Arc does).

rebron commented 2 weeks ago

@geekyBoogiepop You can get pretty close to what you're looking for now in vertical tabs mode. We're working on an option to hide the tab strip too. But you can get to the screenshot below pretty easily.

Screenshot 2024-08-26 at 4 40 20 PM
geekyBoogiepop commented 2 weeks ago

Awesome, the option to hide the tab strip will definitely help to get the same result! Having to look at dozens of tabs all the time can be quite distracting and stressful, most of the time I know what I'm looking for, so I search it with Ctrl + Shift + S.