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Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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Sometimes I find myself having too many tabs open in a single window and I would like to be able to select a few tabs that are related and move them to a new window. But I can only select one tab at a time, right? I would like to be able to select multiple tabs, maybe with a [ctrl-return] or something similar, to be moved to a new window. Is that possible now?

Thanking you in advance for your advice.
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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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Hello FringePhil,

Yes, currently you can move one tab at the time.

However, will forward your feature request to our developers for consideration.

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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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Many, thanks, Dimitar!
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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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Hello all,

When working on this feature, could we also implement a feature where control-clicking a tab brings the previously active tab to the front? Another control-click would bring the original tab back.

This functionality (aka Tab Flipping) is available in Google Chrome, for example, making it easy to switch back and forth between two arbitrary tabs. This would also be very helpful for tasks such as blink comparison.

PS: Just realized that I have been proposing this feature for nearly 20 years :o
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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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David.P wrote: Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:19 pm Hello all,

When working on this feature, could we also implement a feature where control-clicking a tab brings the previously active tab to the front? Another control-click would bring the original tab back.

This functionality (aka Tab Flipping) is available in Google Chrome, for example, making it easy to switch back and forth between two arbitrary tabs. This would also be very helpful for tasks such as blink comparison.

PS: Just realized that I have been proposing this feature for nearly 20 years :o
Thanks, David, I didn't even know that feature existed in Chrome but it is cool and would be in PDFXCE.
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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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Hello,

We will have to see on that one... I cannot make any promises there though.

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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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Hello FringePhil,

This feature has been approved for implementation:

#7583: FR: Multiple Tabs to New Window

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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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Great! Many thanks, Dimitar and the rest of the team.
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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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Hello all,

Does "this feature":
Dimitar - PDF-XChange wrote: Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:52 am This feature [Multiple Tabs to New Window]
...also include "that feature"?
David.P wrote: Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:19 pm have been proposing [that] feature [Tab flipping] for nearly 20 years
If not, I'd definitely suggest including it.

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Re: Multiple Tabs to New Window?

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I afraid that it does not.

I think this should be added as additional feature.

I will ask our developers about this in a separate request and let you know how we proceed with this.