dbus tabs

Name: dbus tabs
Author: Cubimon

By: Cubimon

control tabs from desktop via dbus.

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Features & Capabilities

Target audience are programmer/developer or people who want to build minimalistic software to find and select browser tabs from your desktop, e.g. in dmenu/rofi.

Requires native installation

Installation procedure:

Make sure you have python installed
Download and save dbus_tabs_native_service.py somewhere in your filesystem where firefox/the currently logged in user can access this python file
Download and save dbus_tabs.json to ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
Change the path attribute of the downloaded ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/dbus_tabs.json file to the location of the python file, which was downloaded in the second step

Features: list, focus and rename tabs.

Source code can be found at https://github.com/cubimon/dbus-tabs.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Cubimon

Daily users:

2 -1

Version:

1.3.1 Last updated: 2020-05-22

Version code:

5030733

Creation date:

2020-05-05

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
nativeMessaging
sessions
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size:

143.52KB

Email:

cu*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-20

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 65,052 ▼ 10,900

Other rankings

#234 in programmer keyword 7 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

Cubimon

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dbus-tabs/

Email:

cu*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/cubimon/dbus-tabs

Is dbus tabs Safe?

Risk impact

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dbus tabs requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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dbus tabs is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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