[Feature]: Add tabs to zen mode #443

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3. LifetimeLabsDev commented on Oct 9, 2026

   

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   Thanks for the idea. From v0.603.3, zen mode keeps the tab bar whenever you have a tab open, so you can switch notes without leaving zen. Everything else stays hidden as before, and with no tabs open zen looks the same as it did. Let us know if it works for you.
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5. scamidge commented on Oct 9, 2026

   

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   It sounds great to me. Thank you very much. Steve

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   On Friday, 9 October 2026 at 15:38, Lifetime Labs ***@***.***> wrote: LifetimeLabsDev left a comment [(LifetimeLabsDev/PrivacyNotes.app#443)](#443 (comment)) Thanks for the idea. From v0.603.3, zen mode keeps the tab bar whenever you have a tab open, so you can switch notes without leaving zen. Everything else stays hidden as before, and with no tabs open zen looks the same as it did. Let us know if it works for you. — Reply to this email directly, [view it on GitHub](#443?email_source=notifications&email_token=BIMGRJDUVVYPTASV7HRW7CD5TCBY5A5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTMMBXGU3TONRSGQ32M4TFMFZW63VGMF2XI2DPOKSWK5TFNZ2KYZTPN52GK4S7MNWGSY3L#issuecomment-6075776247), or [unsubscribe](https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BIMGRJDWMMVDFWHBUOJMVDT5TCBY5AVCNFSNUABGKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHMYTEMRXHAYTOOJSGA5US43TOVSTWNJXGY3DMMZZGE2TNILWAI). Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for [iOS](https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/BIMGRJGSBMR23TITADFV23L5TCBY5A5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTMMBXGU3TONRSGQ32M4TFMFZW63VGMF2XI2DPOKSWK5TFNZ2KUZTPN52GK4S7NFXXG) and [Android](https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/BIMGRJFJA6OBQF637IHIVC35TCBY5A5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTMMBXGU3TONRSGQ32M4TFMFZW63VGMF2XI2DPOKSWK5TFNZ2K4ZTPN52GK4S7MFXGI4TPNFSA). Download it today! You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>
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7. LifetimeLabsDev commented on Oct 10, 2026

   

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   Follow up, we made the design of tabs more quiet / dess distracting in zen mode. Ships with the next update:

   
8. scamidge commented on Oct 10, 2026

   

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   Thank you for your continuous good work!
9. LifetimeLabsDev commented on Oct 11, 2026

   

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   Thank you again for this idea. We built it, and while we were at it, we improved the tabs in general. Here is what changes in the next update.

   How tabs work:

   • Tabs are now on by default. You can turn them off in Settings > Appearance > "Show the open item in a tab".
   • Tabs work like in a browser: the tab you are on follows what you open. That includes a click in the list, J and K, search results, note-links and new notes.
   • Pin a tab to keep its note. Your next click then opens in a new tab, and that tab follows your clicks.
   • To open an extra tab without pinning, use right-click > "Open in tab", a middle-click, or Alt-click (Option-click on a Mac). The menu now shows this shortcut.
   • The previous and next arrows in the note header move between your tabs while tabs are open.

   How tabs look:

   • The tab bar is lower, so it takes less space above your note.
   • Pinned tabs are now just their icon, and they stay at the left when the tab bar scrolls.
   • The close button takes no space until you hover a tab, so titles have more room.
   • When the tabs do not fit, a small counter at the end shows how many are hidden. Click it to see them.
   • A tab that is cut off at the edge fades out softly, and it has no close button, so a click on it can only open it.
   • A cut-off title shows in full when you hover its tab.
   • In zen mode, the tab bar is quiet: only the titles, with a thin line under the open one.

   Let us know how it feels once you have tried it next week with the update.

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