Quick Tabs
A keyboard centric most recently used (MRU) ordered page list plugin with seek and switch functionality inspired by IntelliJ IDEA
What is Quick Tabs?
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Summary
Quick Tabs is a tab management browser extension for the Google Chrome web browser based on the "Recent Files" quick selector built into the excellent IntelliJ IDEA by Jetbrains.
Quick Tabs allows you to move quickly between recently used tabs without requiring the use of your mouse, locate and switch to tabs as you need them with minimal keystrokes even when you have large numbers of open tabs.
Visit the Quick Tabs google extensions page to install and try it out ...
FEATURES
- Lists all the open tabs in Chrome across all of your open windows
- Tabs are listed in most recently used (MRU) order and excludes the current tab (since you're switching tabs)
- Fuzzy search your bookmarks:
- Bookmarks are automatically searched when only a few tabs match your search string
- Add a space at the start or end of your search string to search bookmarks along with tabs
- Start your search with
/b
or add two spaces at the start or end of your search string to search only bookmarks - delete bookmarks directly from the search results by clicking the 'x'
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Pros
- Customizable CSS
- Ability to search for tabs without using the mouse
- Open Tab threshold feature
- Saves time and increases productivity
Cons
- Issues with dark mode on Chrome
- Random behavior when too many tabs are open
- Inconsistent results
- Popup closes after closing tab with shortcut
Most mentioned
- Custom CSS
- Productivity
- Issues with dark mode
- Random behavior with too many tabs
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Quick Tabs may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
Quick Tabs has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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