Friday, January 11, 2019

Sidebar in Firefox

One of the things I liked about Vivaldi is the website in sidebar. I use it so that I can compare a mobile version of a website and a desktop version side by side, often to take a screenshot.
Web Page in Sidebar Example
Web page in sidebar shows mobile version,
and can be displayed next to full size

I didn't realize that you could do this with Firefox.

  1. Open the page and save bookmark.
  2. Open the bookmarks and right-click on the page you just saved.
  3. Select 'Properties' and check 'Load this bookmark in the sidebar'
This bookmark will now always loaded in the sidebar.
You can resize the sidebar, or move to the right if that's your thing.

I create a separate folder for sidebar bookmarks, so I remember what to expect.

 Abbreviated instructions based on: https://www.maketecheasier.com/load-web-pages-firefox-sidebar/

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