How to Use Microsoft Edge Vertical Tabs

Enable and use vertical tabs in Microsoft Edge to better organize your browsing with improved visibility and easier tab management.

1. Enable vertical tabs. Click the Turn on vertical tabs button in the top-left corner of Edge, next to the new tab button. The icon looks like two stacked rectangles. Your tabs will immediately move to the left sidebar.
2. Adjust the sidebar width. Hover over the right edge of the vertical tabs sidebar until your cursor becomes a resize arrow. Drag left or right to make the sidebar narrower or wider. The sidebar remembers your preferred width for future browsing sessions.
3. Collapse the sidebar for more screen space. Click the collapse button at the top of the vertical tabs sidebar to hide tab titles and show only favicons. Click the expand button to restore full tab visibility. The collapsed view saves significant horizontal screen space.
4. Organize tabs with drag and drop. Click and drag any tab up or down in the vertical list to reorder your tabs. This works the same as horizontal tabs but gives you more precision with longer tab titles visible.
5. Use right-click context menu options. Right-click any vertical tab to access the full context menu. Options include duplicate tab, pin tab, close tabs to the right, and move tab to new window. All standard tab management features work in vertical mode.
6. Switch back to horizontal tabs. Click the Turn off vertical tabs button at the top of the sidebar to return to traditional horizontal tabs. Your tab order and any pinned tabs will remain exactly as they were in vertical mode.