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Restore Tabs from Bookmarks

VertiTab provides efficient ways to restore tabs from your bookmarks, offering a powerful workflow for saving and restoring browsing sessions. This feature works seamlessly with browser bookmark synchronization for enhanced tab management across devices.

Restoration Methods

1. From Window Header Context Menu

How to use:

  1. Right-click on the window header in the VertiTab sidebar
  2. Select "Restore from Bookmarks" from the context menu
  3. Choose a bookmark folder to open all bookmarks in that folder as tabs
  4. By default, "Use bookmark folder as group name" is checked, automatically creating a tab group with the folder name

Benefits:

  • Quick access to restore entire bookmark collections
  • Automatic tab grouping with meaningful names
  • Convenient for restoring saved work sessions

2. From Bookmark Folder Context Menu

How to use:

  1. Navigate to the bookmarks section in the VertiTab sidebar
  2. Right-click on any bookmark folder
  3. Select "Open as Group" from the context menu
  4. All bookmarks in the folder will open as tabs and be grouped using the bookmark folder name

Benefits:

  • Direct control over which folder to restore
  • Immediate visual organization with folder-based grouping
  • Perfect for project-based bookmark collections

Workflow Integration

Save and Restore Workflow

Saving Phase:

  1. Organize your current tabs into meaningful groups
  2. Use the bookmark creation features to save tabs or entire groups to bookmarks
  3. Organize bookmarks into appropriate folders

Restoring Phase:

  1. Use either restoration method to quickly recreate your saved tab sessions
  2. Leverage automatic grouping to maintain organization
  3. Continue working with your restored and organized tabs

Cross-Device Synchronization

Enhanced Management:

  • Combine bookmark restoration with browser bookmark synchronization
  • Save bookmark collections on one device and restore them on another
  • Maintain consistent tab organization across all your devices
  • Create portable work sessions that follow you everywhere

Advanced Features

Automatic Grouping

  • When restoring tabs, bookmark folder names become tab group names
  • Maintains logical organization without manual group creation
  • Preserves the hierarchical structure of your bookmark folders

Browser Integration

  • Leverages native browser bookmark functionality for reliability
  • Works with existing bookmark synchronization systems
  • Provides seamless integration with your current bookmark organization

Use Cases

Project Management:

  • Save project-related tabs as bookmark folders
  • Quickly restore entire project workspaces
  • Switch between different projects efficiently

Research Sessions:

  • Organize research by topic in bookmark folders
  • Restore research sessions when continuing work
  • Share research collections through bookmark sharing

Daily Workflows:

  • Create bookmark collections for different daily tasks
  • Quickly start workdays by restoring standard tab sets
  • Maintain multiple workflow configurations

Benefits

  • Efficient Session Management: Quickly save and restore complex tab configurations
  • Cross-Device Continuity: Work seamlessly across multiple devices
  • Organized Workflows: Maintain structured approaches to different tasks
  • Time Saving: Eliminate manual tab recreation for recurring work patterns
  • Flexible Organization: Adapt bookmark structures to your specific needs