Here’s how vertical tabs work in Google Chrome, and how to try it for yourself [Gallery]

Google Chrome has made a test of its new vertical tabs feature available, and you can try it out for yourself pretty easily.

Working in dozens of browser tabs at once in not exactly uncommon nowadays, which is why quite a few browser have introduced a new vertical layout. As more and more tabs collect, this menu tends to better show what each tab actually contains.

Google Chrome is finally nearing support for vertical tabs.

In the latest Beta, Dev, and Canary releases, Google has quietly launched support for vertical tabs in Chrome through a flag. And, in action, it works pretty well.

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Vertical tabs appear in a sidebar that shows the icon off to the left side, the tab’s name and data beside that, and a button to close the tab on the right side. The sidebar can either be expanded or condensed, with the latter showing solely the website icons. There’s also an option to search through your tabs and create…