How to hide the tab bar in Google Chrome

Solution 1:

Here's a piece of javascript you can put into your browser's omnibox or into a bookmark:

javascript:window.open(location.href, "detab", "toolbar=0"); window.close()

This will open a new window with your current page without tabs and close the current page.

Solution 2:

To make the javascript snippet from @drnessie's answer easily accessible, do the following:

1. right-click on the omnibar and select "Edit Search Engines"
2. Add a new entry under "Other Search Engines" with the following fields:
   • Name: Hide tab bar
   • Keyword: ht
   • URL: javascript:window.open(location.href, "detab", "toolbar=0"); window.close()
3. To open the current tab in a new window without tab bar simply hit Ctrl-L to focus the ominbar, type ht and hit Return

Solution 3:

I am not entirely certain that this will work on the Linux version of Google Chrome, but I know for the version on Windows, this might solve your problem...

http://www.ehow.com/how_11415464_hide-tabs-chrome.html

If I am understanding you correctly, you would like to essentially get rid of the tabs on Google Chrome and since you seem to be concerned about screen real estate, it makes me think that making Google Chrome full screen will help. F11 will make it full screen (again, this is how you at least do this in Windows)

If I am misinterpretting your question, please correct me so I can try to give you the correct answer.

Solution 4:

This is how I hide all tabs and an address bar: press full screen (F11) then press toggle fullscreen (Super + F), that's it. It's OS specific feature ( works on Elementary 5.1 )