Disclaimer: I like Firefox and I like tabs.

   Note: This languished in my site's Drafts folder for a long time (2013)

Tabbar

Vertical Tabs

   The only way I can manage my many tabs is to have them in a vertical
   stack on the left of my display. The tool that works the best for me is
   Vertical Tabs. I resize the tab stack so I only see the tab/site icon.
   I turn off any additional items like the close button.

Tab Management

Tab Mix Plus (TMP)

   TMP provides a high degree of tab management.

Tab Memory

RAM Back

   RAM Back is an ancient Firefox add-on extension. Frankly I'm not sure
   if it's doing anything. Someone I know and trust advised its
   installation, so here we are. It doesn't seem to cause a problem, but
   I'll say it is optional.

BarTab Lite

   BarTab Lite provides a mechanism for unloading a tab from memory,
   especially at start-up. The tab is still there an visible, but it keeps
   Firefox from loading the tab until you click on it. Right clicking on a
   tab will give you an 'Unload Tab' option.

Tab Session Management

   Session Manager keeps track of your tabs. It goes several steps beyond
   what Firefox offers by default and a bit more than what TMP provides.

   Wishlist
     * Automatically unload unvisited tabs after a specific time
     * Identify memory hogging tabs
     * Automatically unload memory hogging tabs
     * Pause and mute video on background tabs
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   My original entry is here: [1]Firefox Browsing with Myriad Tabs. It
   posted Tue, 03 Nov 2015 22:00:22 +0000.
   Filed under: technology, firefox, mozilla,

References

   1. https://www.prjorgensen.com/2015/11/03/firefox-browsing-with-myriad-tabs/