# dbus tabs

> control tabs from desktop via dbus.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dbus-tabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dbus-tabs)

## Overview

- **ID:** `dbus-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cubimon
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-05-22
- **First published:** 2020-05-05
- **Size:** 144 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dbus-tabs/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/cubimon/dbus-tabs](https://github.com/cubimon/dbus-tabs)

## Description

dbus tabs is a Firefox add-on that enables programmers and developers to find and select browser tabs from their desktop using dbus. With features like tab listing, focusing, and renaming, it provides a minimalistic solution for efficient tab management.

## Rankings

- #108,387 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dbus-tabs)