Brave-browser: Suggestion: Tabs on bottom setting

[srirambv]

Description

Would be nice to have bottom tabs in the upcoming directly Chromium based Brave browser as alternative setting.
Means: Tabs below the url/address bar

Issue reported on browser-laptop https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/14038

[Sa-Ja-Di]

I know you said you do not want to change big-time the way the Chromium UI works, but as you had your coded UI, you have been open to customization suggestions.

Would be therefor nice if you would rethink your position now of a more static UI, as people are still heavily interested in customizing the browser UI.

Thanks!

[Brave-Matt]

Several +1's from Community: https://community.brave.com/t/please-keep-the-tabs-where-they-are-under-the-address-bar/32353/8

[Brave-Matt]

+1 from Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/9jghrb/brave_beta_now_available/e6szsuo

[Naatan]

Was evaluating Brave as an alternative to Chrome because of its terrible macOS integration. Sad to see that the new version defers to Chrome's UX design, which again does not integrate well on macOS.

[knightshousegames]

The whole reason I liked Brave was because it was the only browser I could find that didn't look like Chrome.

I want my tabs on bottom, why is that so hard!?

[Sa-Ja-Di]

Any news about that perhaps?

[LaurenWags]

+1 from community: https://community.brave.com/t/bookmarks-bar-and-tab-settings/39117

[Brave-Matt]

+1 from reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/bgwu73/release_channel_version_06348_is_live/emo70dx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

[Listie]

Anything ever happen with this ?
Just downloaded Brave and won't use it unless tabs below is an option. I use Waterfox because of this.

[Sa-Ja-Di]

Anything ever happen with this ?
Just downloaded Brave and won't use it unless tabs below is an option. I use Waterfox because of this.

Guess Brave has decided to exclude power users and stay a simple only users browser with them abandoning their old custom UI. Quite sad.

[bsclifton]

@Sa-Ja-Di this is definitely something we would like to do at some point - I know I personally preferred the way it was in the older Brave browser

However, editing the interface can be difficult because we need to be careful about how the change is made (so that it doesn't conflict with Chromium, when we pull in newer code).

cc: @rebron for prioritization

[Naatan]

With due respect, how do you expect to differentiate yourself if you also expect your code to always be "compatible" with chromium? It seems like every Chromium based browser falls into this trap, except Vivaldi which seems to just make a conscious decision to still defer to the Chrome blueprint.

I get that part of it is that you don't want to upset users who are used to a certain UX, but it frustrates me that none of the chromium forks out there is truly trying to differentiate themselves in the area of UX. I find the Chrome UX to be terrible and would love to see one of these forks try to improve on it.

[bsclifton]

@Naatan we do want to differentiate- but sometimes it take a while to come up with a process to make the change easy to maintain

For example, the settings pages we've recently redone. Maintaining these is quite easy because we took the time to do it properly (in the code). You will continue to see these become more "Brave-like". The same time needs to be set aside for situations like this (creating the proper abstraction in code, etc) to ensure the result is maintainable for the long term

[Tharadun]

This is the only thing keeping me using Waterfox over Brave, I can't stand tabs on top.

[NotepadPlusUser]

I am very supportive of this browser, because I am appalled at the tracking and lack of privacy that is so comon on the web.

I am, however, very much attached to tabs on the bottom, and I add my voice to those asking for it to be added as an option.

[jrbray1]

Tabs on bottom is clearly a religious debate, but given opinion is strong, it seems wise to offer the option. I've spend ages battling Firefox to get it, I was hope Brave would be easy.

[Rgyver2]

I also would have liked to support Brave. But Tabs on bottom is a MUST and a deal breaker for me. I posted several questions and created a brave account just to find the answer on how to put Tabs on bottom. after 6 weeks i got zero response! Just completely ignored. I since closed my brave account and uninstalled brave from my computer.
Even if they responded just to say, sorry but we are not entertaining that option right now, would have said something. i have googled Brave+tabs+bottom for the three months following the closing of my account - and still nothing new. I have not even installed Brave on my phone (were tap position doesn't matter) due to the lack of response on this request. I just COMPLETELY gave up on Brave.

Maybe someone need to start a go fund me page for "Brave taps on bottom". They get they money only if they create the option. If not, uninstall and don't look back.

i have since installed Palemoon, and use it on occasion. My modified Firefox (tabs on bottom) is my main browser. I have even installed Tor browser and modified it to have taps on bottom using the same (stylesheet) method as i did in Firefox.

Brave - Why do you ignore and abandon this large community that likes (and demands) their browser to work in a way that is pleasing and makes sense for us?

[snintendog]

Given how Brave still doesnt want to do this STILL it only shows how alike they are to google.