Tab-Snap

Tab-Snap

Get open tab URLs for window, or load a list of URLs into new tabs on this window.

What is Tab-Snap?
Tab-Snap is a Chrome extension designed to ease the task of managing browser sessions. It allows users to save a list of all open tab URLs for future browsing, effectively equipping them with a tool to continue their browsing session from any computer. It offers smooth sessions transfer and tabs restoration, thus making it a reliable tool for research enthusiasts and professionals alike. Moreover, it provides an option to format and email this list to yourself directly through the extension, making it a perfect companion for those who require an efficient session management tool on the move.
Stats
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.48 (122)
Version: 1.2.9 (Last updated: 2014-11-11)
Creation date: 2014-11-10
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 73.94K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This is a simple, no-frills extension that will be useful for folks who want a quick way to carry on a browsing thread from one computer to another. For example, if I'm doing research at school and find a number of interesting sites, I will end up with multiple open tabs. I may want to continue reading those tabs on another computer at home later on.

To do so, I wrote this basic extension to do exactly two things. The first is that it will produce a list of the web page titles and urls of all the tabs open in my current window. I can copy and paste this list into an e-mail that I can send to myself to restore this browser session anytime later on any computer using Chrome and this extension by copying from the e-mail and pasting into the extension. Alternatively, I can save that list to a file through the extension and e-mail myself the file, upload it to Dropbox or Google Drive or somewhere else in the cloud, and retrieve it later at another computer where I can upload it through the extension and restore the browsing session.

The extension is programed to extract the http and https, and ftp lines from any list, so the list can include the web page title or any other information. It will not open URLs that do not begin with http, ftp, or https.

My favorite feature is that it will automatically pre-format a gmail message for sending the links to myself. To try this out: Go to options and select "blank gmail with unlimited links copied to clipboard" in box 1 of the options screen and then click save under box 3; then scroll down to the bottom of the "format" info section and put in the e-mail address you want to be automatically added to the formatted compose message and then click "save" under this box. Now when you click on the icon and select "get URLs", a pre-formatted gmail compose screen shows up. To get the links into the body, all you have to do is paste as they are automatically copied into the clipboard. This is the quickest way to e-mail yourself a copy of all your tab URLs.

============= Updates/notes ================

---> Update 1.2.8 removed copy/paste permission request; chrome no longer requires this (fixed bug from 1.2.6/7).

---> Update 1.2.5, enhanced gmail option and added new gmail option. To create the compose window pre-filled with links, tab-snap creates a new tab that has a url which gmail recognizes as a command to start a new compose window with the given information. If this constructed url that is sent to gmail is too big, gmail will reject it, which is why the pre-filled gmail option can only allow for up to 22 tabs. Users now have the option to create a gmail compose window that has the to and subject address pre-filled with a blank body, and the entire title/list of urls copied to their clipboard so that all they need to do is paste and send. To enable this option, go into the options menu and select "blank gmail with urls copied to clipboard".

This second gmail option allows for an unlimited number of tabs to be pasted into the e-mail, getting around the url-composition limit of the first gmail option and only requiring that the user has one extra step.

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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Saves time when dealing with multiple tabs
  • Useful for research and productivity
Cons
  • Privacy concerns
  • May not work with all types of URLs
  • Interface could be improved
Most mentioned
  • Saves time when dealing with multiple tabs
  • Needs more transparency regarding privacy practices
  • Works well but may not load certain URLs
Recent reviews
perfect and friendly to me. make sure that the option settings are set in advance, which can save a lot of time in the future. It will be very convenient to trace your work if you need.
by A Google user, 2020-03-23

very good !
by A Google user, 2019-03-15

Does what it says on the Tin! Period!
by A Google user, 2018-12-17
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Safety
Risk impact

Tab-Snap may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Tab-Snap has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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