Firefox 50: New Preference – Ctrl+Tab cycles through Tabs in recently used Order

Firefox user, do you remember this! When Firefox 4 was released, by turning about:config preference browser.ctrlTab.previews value to true (from default false), we can able to cycle tabs open in Firefox, in recently used order by pressing Ctrl+Tab. This hidden preference still exists and disabled by default, to expose this to the user, Mozilla has now enabled it and added a new preference to Tabs settings in Firefox 50 Nightly, deactivated by default though.

READ: Enable Ctrl +Tab Thumbnail Previews in Firefox 4.0

To spot it, in the latest Nightly, click on menu > Options> General and check Tabs for the new setting: ‘Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order. To see the feature in action, enable it and press Ctrl+Tab.

new Ctrl+Tab preference in Tabs Settings

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Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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