Chrome Extension&Theme

Tab Manager is a Chrome extension for keeping tab-heavy sessions under control from a side panel. It combines idle suspension, memory-saving actions, smart grouping, search, snapshots, and archive into one unified workflow.

What It Does

Tab Control

• Suspend Idle Tabs — discards tabs idle longer than your configured threshold, keeping them in Chrome so they reload on revisit.
• Close Duplicates — closes tabs with the same normalized URL, keeping the active one.
• Archive Idle Tabs — moves idle tabs out of the window into the archive list for later restore.

Grouping

• Auto Group by Domain — keeps same-domain tabs together and updates grouping whenever new tabs open or navigate.
• Duplicate Group Cleanup — merges duplicate same-domain groups inside the same window automatically.
• Group by Domain — manually groups all tabs in the current window by domain in one click.
• Ungroup Tabs — removes all current tab groups.
• Search & Custom Group — search across open tabs, multi-select any combination, name the group, pick a color, and create it in one step.

Search

• Tab Search — real-time search across all open tabs by title or URL, with keyboard navigation (↑↓ to move, Enter to jump, Space to select, Esc to clear).
• Results are prioritized: title prefix matches appear first, then title contains, then URL contains.

Session Management

• Save Current Tabs — stores the current session as a named, restorable snapshot.
• Archive Restore — restores archived tab batches back into Chrome from the side panel.

Bulk Operations

• Multi-select tabs — enter selection mode from the tab list, check any number of tabs.
• Bulk Close — close all selected tabs at once.
• Bulk Archive — archive selected tabs (active tab is protected from accidental archiving).
• Move to New Window — move selected tabs into a brand-new Chrome window, preserving tab order and pinned state.

UI Overview

Side Panel

The extension uses Chrome’s side panel instead of a popup. The panel includes:

• Live Stats — current tab count and group count, updated in real time.
• Search & Group — unified search bar with multi-select and inline group creation. Type to filter, click or Space to select, fill in a name and color, then create the group without leaving the panel.
• Modes — toggle switches for Auto-suspend, Auto Group by Domain, and Auto Archive, each with visible On/Off state.
• Actions — one-click buttons for Suspend Idle, Group by Domain, Ungroup, Close Duplicates, and Archive Idle Tabs.
• Tab List — scrollable list of open tabs with selection mode for bulk operations. Click any tab to jump to it; enter selection mode to multi-select and bulk-act.
• Snapshots — save, restore, and delete snapshot entries.
• Archive — restore and delete archived tab batches.
• Action Toast — shows the result of the latest action at the bottom of the panel.

Settings Page

• Idle Suspension — set idle time and quick presets (Light, Balanced, Aggressive).
• Auto-group tabs by domain — background grouping for new or updated tabs.
• Include pinned tabs — allow pinned tabs to be included in group and suspend flows.
• Auto Archive — automatically archive tabs after a longer idle threshold.
• Whitelist Domains — domains that stay active during suspend and archive flows.

How To Use

Open the Extension

1. Click the extension icon in the Chrome toolbar to open the side panel.
2. If the side panel does not open automatically, right-click the extension icon and choose the side panel option.
3. After any code change, reload the extension from chrome://extensions.

Everyday Workflow

1. Add frequently-used domains to Whitelist Domains in Settings.
2. Turn on Auto-group tabs by domain to keep new tabs organized automatically.
3. Use Search & Group to find tabs quickly and group related ones by topic or project.
4. Use Suspend Idle Tabs to reclaim memory without closing tabs.
5. Use Save Current Tabs before switching context or closing the browser.
6. Use Archive Idle Tabs for a cleaner window when you need to focus.

Search & Custom Group

1. Type in the search bar to filter tabs — results update instantly.
2. Click the checkbox on any result row (or click a row when others are already selected) to multi-select.
3. A group bar appears at the bottom — enter a group name and pick a color.
4. Click Create to group the selected tabs. The list refreshes automatically.
5. Press Esc once to clear the selection; press Esc again to clear the search query.

Bulk Operations

1. Open the Tab List section and click Select to enter selection mode.
2. Click any tab rows to check them. A floating action bar appears at the bottom.
3. Choose Close, Archive, or New Window from the action bar.
4. Click Cancel or press Esc to exit selection mode.

Snapshots

• Click Save Current Tabs to capture the current session.
• Click Restore to reopen the saved tabs alongside existing ones.
• Click Delete to remove a snapshot from storage.

Archive

• Click Archive Idle Tabs to move qualifying idle tabs into archive storage.
• Archived tabs are removed from the current window.
• Click Restore in the archive list to reopen them.

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