The "Select All Tabs" should be followed by an option to "Deselect All Tabs" and "Unload All Tabs" should have a warning!

WheresDaSense — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:30:36 GMT

Dear Mozilla Team,

I would like to share some feedback regarding the “Select All Tabs” and “Unload All Tabs” options in Firefox’s tab context menu.

Recently, I accidentally clicked “Select All Tabs” when I was looking to select "Close tab" and the only viable action afterward was “Unload All Tabs,” which I mistakenly assumed would deselect all the highlighted tabs. Instead, it suspended all my tabs, causing me to lose unsaved content across multiple pages. It was a frustrating experience, especially since there was no obvious way to deselect the tabs or undo the unload.

I strongly suggest the following improvements:

Add a “Deselect All Tabs” or “Clear Selection” option to balance the “Select All Tabs” feature.
Make “Unload All Tabs” reversible or include a warning prompt before executing it.
Allow users to customize or disable context menu items to prevent accidental clicks. For example, I’d like to remove “Select All Tabs” from the context menu without needing to go through a complex process or restart Firefox.

Firefox is a fantastic browser, and I appreciate the effort to improve performance and tab management. But features like these should be designed with safeguards to protect user data and workflows.

Thanks for considering this feedback,

Robert

Re: The "Select All Tabs" should be followed by an option to "Deselect All Tabs" and "Unload All Tabs" should have a warning!

Agentvirtuel — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:54:48 GMT

Hello

Ability to edit context menus, remove unnecessary options.
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/ability-to-edit-context-menus-remove-unnecessary-options/idi-p/8003

For information purposes.
Firefox advanced customization and configuration options.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-advanced-customization-and-configuration

With the help of Browser Toolbox.
https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/browser_toolbox/index.html

Without userChrome.css

With userChrome.css

#context_selectAllTabs{display:none!important;}

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The "Select All Tabs" should be followed by an option to "Deselect All Tabs" and "Unload All Tabs" should have a warning!

Re: The "Select All Tabs" should be followed by an option to "Deselect All Tabs" and "Unload All Tabs" should have a warning!