Split FireFox into Several Frames for Better Productivity and More

As an active Internet user, I browse hundreds of pages daily. Sometimes I have dozens of tabs open and I have to switch quickly between them.

To enhance my productivity I am now playing with a couple of screen-splitting tools that are aimed to help me:

• Quickly compare search results (of various (local) search engine versions, of different search engines – e.g. Google versus Bing, – etc.)
• Quickly switch between tabs (especially for reference notes, quoting, note taking, etc);
• Easily read, keep notes, summarize – everything in one window.

Now, let me share the two tools:

1. Fox Splitter

Fox Splitter is an option-rich FireFox addon that offers you the various splitting features:

• Split current tab;
• Tile all tabs;
• Tile all tabs vertically / horizontally;
• Access recently closed panes;
• Collapse / Expand all panes:

It can be accessed in various ways:

• Choose the “Split Browser to” menu in the context menu.
• Choose the “Load in Split Browser” menu in the context menu on link.
• Click popup-button on top/bottom/left/right edges of the content area.
• Drop links, bookmarks, tabs, etc. to popup-button on top/bottom/left/right edges of the content area while dragging.

2. Tile Tabs

Tile Tabs – this one is also really rich in features and settings (and I can’t still choose between the two actually). The menu options include:

• Tile Tab – adds an existing tab as a new tile above, left, right or below the currently selected tile.
• Tile New Tab – opens a new tab as a new tile above, left, right or below the currently selected tile.
• Tile Duplicate Tab – opens a duplicate tab as a new tile above, left, right or below the currently selected tile.
• Tile Link in New Tab – opens a link in a new tab as a new tile above, left, right or below of the currently selected tile.
• Untile Tab – removes a tile and the corresponding tab reverts to normal operation.
• Expand Tile – expands a tile and collapses all the other tiles in that group (or use F2).
• Tile All Tabs – adds all tabs as tiles together horizontally, vertically or in a grid.
• Untile All Tabs – removes all tiles and all tabs revert to normal operation.

The toolbar button is really nicely done and requires no extra instructions:

The result looks cool in both the cases – definitely a time-saver!