---
title: "Chrome adds vertical tabs"
description: "If you keep too many tabs open, you can now stack them along the side of the window."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/chrome-vertical-tabs-reading-mode
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-04-07T17:00:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T03:03:39.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Computers"
tags: ["Google","Chrome","vertical tabs","browser"]
sources: ["Google Blog","TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/chrome-rollercoaster-1-14b177ef.jpg
translations:
  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/chrome-vertical-tabs-reading-mode
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/chrome-vertical-tabs-reading-mode
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# Chrome adds vertical tabs

> If you keep too many tabs open, you can now stack them along the side of the window.

![Image: Google](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/chrome-rollercoaster-1-14b177ef.jpg)

## What's new
Google Chrome added an option to show tabs **vertically** along the side of the window instead of across the top.

## How to turn it on
- Right-click a Chrome window.
- Select **Show Tabs Vertically**.
- It stays that way until you change it back.

Google says there's no hard limit on the number of tabs beyond your hardware.

## Also new
A refreshed, full-page **Reading Mode** becomes the default experience.

## When
Rolling out gradually to users in all markets.

**Sources:** Google Blog, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-04-07. Cite as: “Chrome adds vertical tabs”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/chrome-vertical-tabs-reading-mode