Vertical Tabs v0.16.6 and v0.18.0-beta

🎉 What's New:

• Tab and group customization: Personalize your workspace by configuring tabs and groups with custom titles, icons, and colors. (Beta only)

Get early access to the fully customizable workspace by subscribing to the Beta Program.

The subscription ($1.99/month) is only required for downloading beta builds. Once installed, you can use them indefinitely—no ongoing subscription needed. Features from v0.18.0-beta will be released publicly in September 2026.

• New commands to bookmark the current tab group (#190).
• New option to display the new tab button at the bottom of each group (#179).

✅ Improvements:

• Refactored and improved cache stores for better performance and maintainability. (Beta only)
• Added support for Obsidian v1.11.0+ design updates.
• Automatic sidebar collapse: The sidebar now automatically collapses on mobile devices and respects the collapsed state on tablet/desktop (#186 #193 #177).
• Visual feedback: Hidden groups now display with reduced opacity for clearer visual distinction (#183).
• Improved compatibility with Hover Editor and Excalidraw plugins (#187).

🐛 Bug Fixes:

• Fixed block embed jumping failure when "Deduplicate tabs" or "Always open in new tab" is enabled (#188). (Beta only)
• Resolved issue where accessing parentSplit would fail when activeLeaf.parent is detached.
• Fixed tabs remaining incorrectly stacked when switching group view modes.
• Corrected "Scrollable Tabs" styling inconsistencies (#189, #192).
• Fixed installation ID redaction.