{"id":48268,"date":"2025-03-04T06:21:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T06:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=48268"},"modified":"2025-03-04T06:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T06:21:32","slug":"firefox-136-vertical-tabs-amd-gpu-decoding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/firefox-136-vertical-tabs-amd-gpu-decoding\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox 136.0 Released with Vertical Tabs & AMD GPU Decoding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Firefox web browser 136.0 is out today with many new features!<\/p>\n

The new release introduced a new setting option, allowing to add sidebar toggle button<\/b> in top-left, to quickly show\/hide the side-bar. Where, you can quickly access the AI chatbox, history, tabs from other devices, and settings.<\/p>\n

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Firefox 136.0 also introduced new Vertical Tabs mode<\/b> that can be enabled\/disabled by the menu option when you right-clicking on tool-bar. This mode shows all open and pinned tabs in left side-bar, and makes the header more compact that looks native in GNOME desktop.<\/p>\n

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For Linux, the release enabled hardware video decoding for AMD GPUs. And, the official apt repository and tarballs now support arm64<\/code> (aarch64) CPU architecture type, while Flatpak support for arm64 is coming soon.<\/p>\n

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Other changes in the release include new “Saved form info” option in the Clear Recent History dialog to clears things like names, emails, and other items you enter in forms separately, as well as:<\/p>\n