Tab ReTitle

Change tab titles easily! + Persists through sessions + Domain level re-titling + Regex replacements and much more!

Tab ReTitle - Change and Customize Your Firefox Tab Titles

"Tab ReTitle" is a user-friendly Firefox add-on designed to provide users with complete control over their tab titles. This versatile tool allows renaming of titles, saving these changes across multiple sessions and devices, setting temporary or domain-level titles and much more. With Tab ReTitle, manage your open tabs more effectively by customizing each one's title to suit your needs.

Add-on stats

By: Lazyuki
Rating: 4.26
(86)
Version: 1.5.2 (Last updated: 2019-12-14)
Creation date: 2018-03-11
Weekly download count: 27
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
  • contextMenus
  • bookmarks
Size: 183.50K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Tab ReTitle (v1.5.2)
4.50 (50) 4,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Simply click on the icon to rename the tab title. Features:

  • Persistent throughout multiple sessions!
  • Titles saved across devices (under the same account)!
  • Domain-level titles!
  • Option to set a temporary title!
  • Option to lock the title to a tab! As long as you don't close the tab, the title remains the same.
  • Keyboard shortcut with Alt + SHIFT + X
  • Context menu option!
  • Use saved bookmarks' titles!
  • Prefix the original titles! (Using $0 inserts the old title)
Beta features: (Might not work perfectly)
  • Regex capture & replacements
  • Regex URL matching and captures
Support Discussion: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/support-tab-re-title-general-support/28395

Known Issues:

  • The old title replacement $0 breaks when the title is changed by the website. e.g. Getting a message on Facebook. Temporary Fix: Don't use $0 for websites that updates titles.
  • [Windows] The popup won't auto focus when clicked. This is a Firefox bug. Temporary fix: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1324255
  • [For FF60 and up] PDF pages cannot change titles, due to firefox not allowing add-ons to interact with the PDF viewer. Temporary fix:Use FF 59 or lower, or use Google Chrome as it can still change PDF pages.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This doesn't work on *mozilla.org* websites, reader view, and PDF pages as FIrefox disables add-ons for security reasons.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Allows users to rename tabs for better organization.
  • Option to permanently change a title for a specific URL.
  • Simple to use and works as expected for most functions.
Cons
  • Does not work reliably for all tab types, especially PDF tabs.
  • Changes do not persist across sessions for some users.
  • Flashing tab names reported as distracting.
Most mentioned
  • Cannot rename PDF tabs.
  • Title changes do not stay between browsing sessions.
  • Flashing tab names are distracting.
User reviews
It would be awesome to allow to set title by just double clicking on the tab name, or within the tab context menu.
by JavierCane, 2024-12-01

Don't work, tab title don't change.
by Natolix, 2024-11-29

by LeoAn, 2024-10-19
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Add-on safety

Risk impact
High risk impact

Tab ReTitle requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood
Low risk likelihood

Tab ReTitle has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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