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Tabs

v4.1.3 · updated 3 august 2026

A container that puts any existing web parts behind tabs, so a long scrolling page becomes one screen without rebuilding anything.

plate 01before you install

Before you install

A SharePoint Online tenant and an app catalogue. Tabs requests no API permissions at all, so there is nothing for an administrator to approve after the upload.

Tabs hosts web parts rather than replacing them. Anything you can place on a modern page can go inside a tab, including other vendors’ web parts and your own.

Because it holds other web parts, a page using Tabs loads whatever is inside it. A tab containing a heavy report is still a heavy report.

plate 02installing it

Installing it

  1. 01Upload the package to your app catalogue. tabs_4.1.3.sppkg
  2. 02Add the container to a page and set how many tabs you need. toolbox: Tabs
  3. 03Drop existing web parts into each tab and rename the tabs. no permissions required
plate 03specification

Specification

versionv4.1.3
frameworkSPFx 1.20
platformSharePoint Online, modern pages only
backendnone, layout only
package size164 kB
browser supportEdge, Chrome, Firefox and Safari, current versions
licence typeperpetual
plate 04questions

Questions

Do the hidden tabs still load?

No. A tab renders when it is first opened, so a page with six tabs loads roughly the weight of one.

Can we link straight to a particular tab?

Yes. Each tab has an address, so a link can open the page with that tab already selected.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. Below a narrow width the tabs become a single list so labels are never truncated.

Does it need any permissions?

None. Tabs is layout only and asks for nothing, which is why there is no approval step in the install.