- Experiment ID
2026-07-desktop-channel-tabs- Experiment Type
- apex / user
- Analysis Summary
- Lets desktop users open channels and routes in multiple tabs, then pin or close those tabs.
- Why It Matters
- People can move among conversations or server views without losing their previous location.
- Pinning and opening new tabs makes navigation inside Discord behave more like a browser workspace.
- Detailed Description
- The default keeps the new channel-tab feature disabled.
- In the comparison, channels and some routes can replace the current tab or open in a new one, with pin, unpin, and close actions enabled.
- Current Canary stores per-tab navigation history and the active tab, and opening a different destination from a pinned tab creates another tab.
- Strings added at the same time include Open in New Tab, Pin Tab, Unpin Tab, and Close Tab, supporting a real desktop tab interface.
- Focus Area
- Desktop channel tabs
- Importance
- high
- Default Config
{
"enabled": false
}- Variations
{
"1": {
"enabled": true
}
}