Workspaces
Organize browser tabs into workspaces.
What is Workspaces?
"Workspaces" is a Chrome extension designed to help users manage and organize their browser tabs more efficiently by creating separate workspaces for different tasks or subjects. It saves and restores tabs automatically, allowing you to switch contexts without losing your progress. The latest version offers sorting, a visual mark for open workspaces, and better local file handling, enhancing your online productivity.
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By:
Vojtěch Smejkal
Rating:
4.35
(52)
Creation date:
2020-10-09
Risk impact:
Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version:
3
Permissions:
Size:
1.03M
Email:
sm*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
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Summary
Too many tabs open? Create workspaces, put your tabs in there, and switch between them whenever you need. Workspace automatically saves all your tabs whenever you close the window and restores them once you open it again.
You can create a workspace for a particular subject in school, personal project, gift idea, travel plan, or others.
Version 0.7
- New option to keep workspaces sorted by name
- New option to add new workspaces to the top
- Open workspaces are visually marked in the list
- Import & Export
- Better local files handling
- Fixed restoring workspaces in fullscreen mode
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Helps with multitasking
- Simple and easy to use
- Useful for organizing tabs and projects
Cons
- Bug where tabs may not be saved in workspaces
- Lacks requested features such as nested workspaces and menu bar access
- Limited set of pre-selected colors available
Most mentioned
- Bug where tabs may not be saved in workspaces
- Simple and easy to use
- Helps with multitasking
Recent reviews
Works. Except when it doesn't. And it doesn't tell you.
Chrome is missing the functionality of "Contexts", and this extension seeks to implement it via "Workspaces".
First, the Workspaces are really a wrapper around a single window comprised of tabs. You're basically naming a window. There is some initial overhead in naming a window. Be sure to click the button to add the existing tabs (*).
Problems:
- You can have multiple workspaces with the same name (*)
- You might find when you close a workspace and reopen it, SURPRISE, there are no tabs! (*)
- Limited set of pre-selected colors available
Feature requests:
- Nested workspaces. Or workspace groups. Or "Contexts" :) Allows for grouping of windows (workspaces) that can all open at once or can be opened directly. Implemented as nested workspaces in the workspace window
- Menu bar access (not just toolbar access)
- Quick way to save all windows into workspaces (at least windows not currently in workspaces)
(*) These are a bug. I suspect what happens is if you create a workspace, realize you forgot to click the magic button, delete the workspace, then re-create the workspace with the same name, this extension hasn't fully deleted (only hid) the deleted workspace, and when you correctly re-create the workspace, adding windows, the windows get added to a now-hidden workspace, the deleted workspace is instead what shows up in the list. And this is a show-stopping bug.
If it weren't for this bug, it would be a 4-star review. The feature requests being implemented would raise it to 5-start. The problem is with data loss being non-deterministic (you have my hypothesis, but it's untested), the extension is non-usable.
Bummer, as the competing extension has unfortunate permissions required.
It's the final workspace solution on Chrome. I like it.
Hope to add a search feature.
Safety
Risk impact
Workspaces may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
Workspaces is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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