After installing the Firefox extension and restarting Firefox the option to split the browser window becomes available in the right-click context menu. The options are to split the browser window horizontally or vertically. The original window will keep using the main Firefox address bar, the bookmarks and status bar while the new windows that share the screen will only use their designated area and a custom address bar.

Another option to create new windows is to right-click links or drag and drop bookmarks or links into newly created windows. Browser controls on the other hand are only working in the main window even when right-clicking the new window and selecting a function like back from the context menu.

This means the method does have some limitations. It is possible to open new websites but it is not possible to go back or forward. It does provide a good way of displaying two websites in one Firefox windows at the same time which might be helpful i various situations like writing articles and using a second website as reference, viewing videos or comparing offers.

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I did find the Split Browser extension for Mozilla Firefox which does exactly what I wanted. It allowed me to split the screen anyway I wanted it to split.

I could split the content area vertically or horizontally, and split those areas again if wanted. I’m happy with two websites that are next to each other vertically but you could theoretically split the content area in four windows or even more.

The author of the extension has a screenshot at the extensions website that shows a content area with about 20 websites. This is of course just for demonstration purposes, no one would really split the content area in that many parts. I think the limit is four different areas, probably more if you run really high resolutions.

Using the extension is no problem at all. Once you have installed the Split Browser extension and restarted Firefox you see that the extension added a new entry to the right-click menu. The entry is called Split Browser to and it appears on websites and on links.

The options are to split the browser above, right, left or below which actually loads the same website again in the space that you have selected. If you choose right for example it will split the content area that way that the same website is loaded again on the right side of the previous one. You are free to decrease or increase the size of every website in the content area.

If you wanted to create a new area in the second half you would right-click in that half and select below for example to part it again.

I personally think that this is a must have extension for everyone who is having a blog for example. Switching tabs to view information that you need is no more. Great !

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