KeepingTab – Chrome Extension

Are you, and your computer are struggling to handle thousands of tabs? Then meet KeepingTab. A lightweight Chrome extension that lets you bookmark up to 10 tabs in a priority list for quick access and does background clean up of inactive tabs to save memory.
It comes with both a popup UI and a page overlay so you can view and switch to your important tabs anytime.

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✨ Features

Free Version

• Add the current tab to a priority list (max 10 items).
  • When adding a new tab, the oldest tab is removed from the list.
• Popup view with clean, card-style display of tabs.
• Overlay injected directly into the page showing the list.
• Duplicate protection: if you try to add the same tab again, the existing entry blinks red instead of being duplicated.
• Live updates: the popup and overlay automatically sync when tabs are added/removed.
• Keyboard hint in overlay (1–0) for quick tab switching (to be implemented / extendable).

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🛠 Usage

1. Open any tab you want to keep.
2. Click the extension icon → “Add Current Tab” in the popup.
3. The tab appears in both:
   • The popup list inside the extension icon menu.
   • The overlay injected into the current page.
4. If you try to add the same tab again, the existing entry will blink red in both the popup and overlay.

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📸 UI Overview

• Popup
  • Minimal card-style list of priority tabs.
  • Buttons to add current tab, remove a tab, and remove all.
• Overlay
  • Small floating box in the top-right corner of the page.
  • Lists your priority tabs.
  • Keyboard hint: 1–0 to jump between them.

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📦 Cloning & Self-Hosting

You can run ByeTabs locally in developer mode:

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/priority-tabs.git
   cd priority-tabs

2. Set up Git hooks (recommended):

   # Ensure the script is executable
   chmod +x setup-hooks.sh
   setup-hooks.sh

3. Load unpacked extension:
   • Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions.
   • Enable Developer mode.
   • Click Load unpacked and select the priority-tabs directory.
4. Done!

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⚡ Roadmap / Ideas

• Make overlay tab entries clickable → instantly switch to that tab.
• Options page for customization (e.g., max tab count, styling).
• Dark/light theme auto-detection.

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📝 License

MIT License © 2025
Feel free to fork and extend!