# Tabbed layout feature

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/tabbed-layout-feature/22710>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [29 December 2021 15:50 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/tabbed-layout-feature/22710 "2021-12-29T15:50:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![andrewon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@andrewon](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/andrewon)\
**Post date:** [29 December 2021 15:50 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/tabbed-layout-feature/22710/1 "2021-12-29T15:50:15Z")

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With additional plugins each taking up a panel, the writing area is getting smaller. Would be great to be able to overlay multiple panels by tabs so that they can use the same area.

Is there any discussions about this?

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**Author:** ![whitewall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/whitewall/32/6018_2.png) [@whitewall](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/whitewall)\
**Post date:** [29 December 2021 17:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/tabbed-layout-feature/22710/2 "2021-12-29T17:04:19Z")

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I had never even thought about that. Would be cool.

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**Author:** ![rxliuli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/rxliuli/32/4083_2.png) [@rxliuli](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/rxliuli)\
**Post date:** [30 December 2021 05:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/tabbed-layout-feature/22710/3 "2021-12-30T05:04:18Z")

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This is the core function that an editor should have. Our previous [joplin plugin](https://joplin-utils.rxliuli.com/joplin-vscode-plugin/#overview) completed based on vscode can do this ( You can even split tabs arbitrarily)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/b/bd09d8913fc74d4d01199014af185647222b57ad.png)

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**Author:** ![xavaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/50afbb/32.png) [@xavaa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/xavaa)\
**Post date:** [30 December 2021 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/tabbed-layout-feature/22710/4 "2021-12-30T08:33:55Z")

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Cross linked: [https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/question-extendable-ui-plans](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/question-extendable-ui-plans)

Yes, that would be cool. Otherwise each plugin probably will implement this functionality on their own with duplicated code.

A feature I also would like to use is doing multiple searches without overwriting the previous search.  
This might be realized by creating a tab, which also has its own search window and note list.

(Note that Joplin can only be opened once)