Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs
Vertical tab management from your side panel with support for tab groups, multiple windows, and much more.
Tab Shelf - Vertical Tab Manager for Chrome
Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs is a versatile Chrome extension designed for efficient tab management. It allows users to view and organize tabs in a colorful, customizable vertical layout from the side panel, enhancing productivity and navigation. Features include automatic tab grouping, memory-saving options, seamless syncing across devices, and user-friendly themes. With support for multiple languages and an emphasis on privacy, Tab Shelf transforms how you manage and interact with your browser tabs.
Extension stats
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- storage
- tabs
- tabGroups
- sidePanel
- favicon
- commands
- bookmarks
Size: 3.76M
Email: cs*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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Extension summary
Tab Shelf is a minimal, yet versatile, vertical tab manager for Chrome.
🤔 WHY VERTICAL TABS?
Whether you're frantically doing research for a paper, queuing up articles to read, or you just love hoarding tabs, tab management can be a pain. Having all your tabs squeezed at the top of your window makes it hard to remember what tabs you have and to quickly navigate between them.
Being able to persistently view all your tabs in a convenient, colorful, and customizable vertical view takes that headache away!
⭐️ FEATURES
- View and manage your tabs conveniently from the side panel.
- Use rules to automatically group tabs from specific websites.
- Choose from amongst 20 colors to differentiate your tab groups.
- Quickly search or filter your tabs by group, window, or whether they've got audio playing.
- Sleep your tabs to save memory and energy.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Great design and functionality for managing tabs vertically
- Helps improve productivity by organizing tabs more efficiently
- Allows multiple tab management actions like closing and putting tabs to sleep
- Frequent updates that enhance features and user experience
- Users appreciate the ability to create and manage tab groups easily
Cons
- No option to detach the tab manager into a separate window
- Sleep function does not remember slept tabs after closing the window
- Limited customization for pinned tab icons
- Recent updates requested additional permissions which were deemed excessive
- Some users experienced functionality issues in different browsers, like Opera
Most mentioned
- Desire for a detachable tab manager
- Issues with the sleep function not saving state after reopening
- Need for better tab group management and creation features
- Request for compact tab spacing
- Concern over recent permission updates
User reviews
By far the best extension on google chrome (besides maybe adblockers).
by 
fishxii, 2025-01-06
fishxii, 2025-01-06 by 
Sky Long, 2024-11-19
Sky Long, 2024-11-19 by 
carlos, 2024-11-14
carlos, 2024-11-14Extension safety
Risk impact
Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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