I am referencing the action you can make by dragging a tab out of the top bar, which creates a new window wherein to put the dragged tab.
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Reading through the list on support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/… it appears not...– spikey_richieJan 3, 2020 at 13:09
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Depends what platform you're on, but Safari can do that [or rather it has a menu command to do it, to which you could easily add your own shortcut key command.] i.stack.imgur.com/SJ2RO.png– TetsujinJan 3, 2020 at 13:28
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2Does this answer your question? shortcut key to detach a tab in firefox (move tab to new window)– spikey_richieJan 3, 2020 at 13:49
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@Tetsujin What is this need to impose your tastes on others ? My post literally starts with "Firefox", and you answer something about Safari... If I was asking for other browsers alternatives, I would have said so.– AtralbJan 3, 2020 at 23:08
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"Imposing my taste" is a bit strong for what was meant to be a helpful suggestion for a possible alternative. Remind me not to bother trying to help you ever again.– TetsujinJan 4, 2020 at 8:24
3 Answers
There is no native option for this, but you can achieve this by using the Shortkeys add-on
In Shortkeys options, in the behavior dropdown, in the Tabs category, there is a Move tab to new window command.
You can create a keyboard shortcut for it.
There is no a 1 shortcut to achieve this, but you could do that with several shortcuts:
- Ctrl-L # Focus on URL in current window.
- Ctrl-C # Copy it.
- Ctrl-W # Close current tab.
- Ctrl-N # Open new window.
- Ctrl-V # Paste.
- Enter # Open URL in new window.
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1This doesn't "detach" the tab though, but rather opens a new instance. This essentially reloads the page which detaching doesn't.– MMMJan 3, 2020 at 14:06
Ctrl-L, Shift-tab 3 times, Shift-F10, v, w.
The sequence above focuses the address bar, then focuses the tab, then calls the tab context menu, then opens the Move Tab submenu, then selects Move to New Window.
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Sometimes I'll right-click on a tab then type v, w to accomplish the same thing. Seems cleaner somehow then dragging the tab to move it to a new window.