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[FEATURE]: Automatically group desktop session tabs by project #44589
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In the new OpenCode Desktop layout, all session tabs are displayed in one flat tab bar.
When several projects and sessions are open at the same time, sessions from the same project are mixed with sessions from other projects. Session titles do not reliably indicate their project, making it difficult to identify the correct workspace and increasing the risk of working in the wrong project.
It would be helpful to group session tabs automatically by project/workspace, similar to browser tab groups:
- Show the project name as the group label
- Place new sessions into their project's group automatically
- Allow project groups to be collapsed and expanded
- Visually separate groups using color or clear dividers
- Preserve grouping and tab order after restarting the desktop app
This is related to #37273 and #38525, but specifically requests project-based grouping within the existing horizontal tab layout.
Reacted by tdoherty, Artem Konduktorov, radegran, Robert, Adam Hofman, Hieu Vo, danil, Thomas Roß, Masegi and Mattwmaster58
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github-actions commentedon Aug 24, 2026
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Hans2573 commentedon Aug 24, 2026
This is related to #43842, but the requested scope is more specific: automatically grouping the existing horizontal session tabs by project/workspace, similar to browser tab groups.
The current PR #43941 improves project visibility by showing the project name, but does not implement tab grouping.
I am willing to implement this feature if the maintainers agree with the proposed direction.
TommasoRonchin commentedon Oct 8, 2026
I'd like to contribute this feature if the team agrees with the direction below.
I've spent some time in the tab strip code (packages/app: context/tabs.tsx, components/titlebar-tab-strip.tsx, and the session/project resolution in pages/layout/helpers.ts), and project-based grouping looks very doable. Rough sketch for a first version:
Edge cases I'd cover
- A session whose project can't be resolved falls back to a group named after its directory; groups are derived from open tabs, so it moves into the right group automatically once the project resolves. - Draft tabs join the group of their directory. - A group header only renders while the group has at least one visible tab. - Collapsing works even for the group holding the active tab (the header gets a subtle active indicator); any navigation to a hidden tab expands its group. - Keyboard navigation (Ctrl+Tab, Cmd/Ctrl+1..9) only walks visible tabs, so collapsed groups are skipped.opencodejr commentedon Oct 28, 2026
Thanks for the detailed suggestion, @Hans2573!
To restate it: in the Desktop app, session tabs would be grouped by project or workspace, much like browser tab groups. Each group would have the project name as its label, new sessions would join their project's group automatically, groups could be collapsed and set apart by colour or dividers, and grouping and tab order would survive a restart. Today the tab bar shows all sessions in one flat list, so it's easy to lose track of which project a tab belongs to.
This would need a change to the app itself. Plugins can't currently change how the session tab bar is grouped or shown. Maintainers will consider the request.
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