2 web pages, 1 tab - Google Chrome Dual View

by Brad Linder Nov 6th 2008

If you ever get tired of flipping back and forth between two browser windows or tabs when what you really want to do is be able to read two articles at once, (or read one article while composing a blog post or email in another window), there's a Firefox plugin called Split Browser that can help. But what if you're not using Firefox? What if you're using a browser like Google Chrome, which doesn't even support plugins?

Then you can use a Javascript bookmarklet called Google Chrome Dual View. Just drag the bookmarklet to your bookmark toolbar and when you hit the button Google Chrome will ask you to input two web addresses. It will then open them up side by side in a single browser tab.

No, it's not the most elegant solution. But it works. As an added bonus, the bookmarklet works in Firefox (and possibly other web browsers) as well. I just don't see why you'd choose to use it instead of Split Browser.

[via gHacks]

Tags: dual-view, google-chrome, google-chrome-dual-view, split-browser

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RompeRatones said 12:46PM on 11-06-2008

panel view pretty old feature in konqueror
http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=panelsyj3.png

Rob Russell said 2:28PM on 11-06-2008

Panel view looks nice, I was not aware of that. Just grabbed Split Browser for Firefox too. Interesting I learned new things about two of the browsers that I do use here...

LinearMode said 5:35PM on 11-06-2008

never heard of that addon for firefox, thanks.

james 42 said 11:20PM on 11-06-2008

Cruz (http://cruzapp.com) has a plugin called 'Browser Browser' that blows the doors off both of these. But it's Mac 10.5 only. Dual View looks nice though because it allows the windows to be resized. Might be wrong, but I don't think Split Browser can do that.

Bond said 2:17PM on 11-08-2008

Beating a dead horse I know, but oh hi it's Opera again, your long lost cousin who's had this feature forever and it's built-in.

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6898/operasplitscreenkx6.png

james 42 said 9:54PM on 11-08-2008

Not quite, Browser Browser for Cruz is still the only intelligent implementation of this concept I have seen.

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