TidyTabs and Office Tab for cleaner multitasking

This article was first published on the LIZHI.SHOP blog (lizhi.io, now offline) on 2019/2/21, and is now being republished with some adjustments.

It doesn't take long after you turn on your computer before your desktop is already crowded with app windows: File Explorer, email client, browser, music player, image viewer...

Switching back and forth between these apps is a hassle. If you also have 4 Word documents, 2 Excel spreadsheets, and 3 PPT files open at the same time, it's even easier to get confused and click the wrong window by mistake.

TidyTabs [Win]

TidyTabs is a piece of software that lets you manage all windows with tabs. It can combine windows from multiple different apps, and it can also combine multiple windows from the same app.

TidyTabs

用标签管理所有窗口 屏幕更整洁

Windows

¥149.00

Main features

• Combine app windows: Each window has a draggable tab; just drag one tab onto another to easily create a tab group (supports Office suites);

• Set a blacklist: Turn off this feature for apps that don't need tabs, such as Chrome and other browsers that already have tabs;

• Smart hide/show tabs: When you don't need tabs, they automatically hide so they don't get in the way of your work; if you use them often, you can keep them semi-transparent;

• Automatic window grouping;

• Reorder tabs;

• Multi-monitor support;

• ......

TidyTabs uses very little memory, is easy to install and uninstall, and offers a portable version that requires no installation. For users who often need to handle multiple windows at once, it is a handy Windows window management tool.

Office Tab [Win]

Office Tab is a tab management tool designed specifically for Office suites. It not only combines multiple Office windows as tabs, but also adds a great many practical features to them.

Office Tab

为Office套件添加标签功能

Windows

¥125.00

Main features

• Combine Office windows: Open multiple Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, and Visio) in one window;

• Tab context menu: Right-click a tab to create, open, close, save, and perform other common commands;

• Manage tabs: Easily drag or switch tabs, or press Alt + N to activate a tab ("N" represents the tab number "1, 2...");

• Favorite frequently used files: In the top menu bar, you can add opened files to favorites, and then quickly open them at any time;

• Rich keyboard shortcuts: Supports multiple built-in and custom keyboard shortcuts to handle tabs, hide/show toolbars, switch tabs, and select specific tabs. You can also easily customize shortcuts;

• Customize tab appearance;

• ......

△ Document windows combined as tabs; right-click to run common commands

△ More features

After TidyTabs and Office Tab tidy up your windows, your desktop immediately becomes cleaner, and calling up any app or document is a breeze, as handy as viewing multiple web pages in a browser. It's safe to say this is a productivity tool many Windows users will like.

Office Tab

为Office套件添加标签功能

Windows

¥125.00

TidyTabs

用标签管理所有窗口 屏幕更整洁

Windows

¥149.00

*The Standard edition of Office Tab supports Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; the Enterprise edition additionally supports Access, Project, and Visio.

How to learn more: First check the differences between Office Tab editions and their scope of use, then choose the appropriate license type based on the Office components you use most.

If you're looking for a more reliable source for genuine software, you can also check out the related tool roundup at LIZHI.SHOP software store.