Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs

Vertical tab management from your side panel with support for tab groups, multiple windows, and much more.
What is Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs?
"Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs" is a versatile Chrome extension designed for efficient tab management. It offers a colorful vertical view of your tabs from the side panel, supporting tab groups, quick searching, and memory-saving features. Customize your tab organization with automatic grouping rules, vibrant themes, and syncing options. Experience a clutter-free workspace and simplify your browsing with features like tab sleeping and a straightforward interface. Perfect for researchers and tab enthusiasts alike!

Extension stats

Users: 4,000+
Version: 2024.4.1 (Last updated: 2024-11-13)
Creation date: 2023-06-13
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • tabGroups
  • sidePanel
  • favicon
  • commands
  • bookmarks
Size: 3.75M

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs (v2024.2.2)
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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.
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Great functionality for managing large numbers of tabs
  • Well-designed interface, preferred over horizontal tabs
  • Ability to select multiple tabs for actions like closing or putting to sleep
  • Regular updates enhance the extension's capabilities
  • Sleep function helps with PC performance
Cons
  • Limited ability to customize pinned tabs and their icons
  • Sleep function could be improved—tabs should remain asleep until explicitly unslept
  • Doesn't always remember slept tabs upon reopening
  • Needs a feature to hide unused tab groups
  • Issues with permissions and functionality in certain browsers (e.g., Opera)
Most mentioned
  • Desire for a pop-out or detachable tab manager
  • Request for features like auto sleep for inactive tabs
  • Concerns over permissions required by updates
  • Wishes for improved handling of tab grouping and color customization
  • General praise for the extension's usability and features
Recent reviews
by Sky Long, 2024-11-19

by carlos, 2024-11-14

Useful
by 白开, 2024-10-31
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Extension 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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