Quick Tabs

Name: Quick Tabs
Rating: 4.538461538461538 (546 reviews)
Author: bAbymAn

A keyboard centric most recently used (MRU) ordered page list plugin with seek and switch functionality inspired by IntelliJ IDEA

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Quick Tabs is a powerful Google Chrome extension that transforms tab management with a keyboard-centric approach inspired by IntelliJ IDEA's "Recent Files" feature. Designed for efficiency, it lists all open tabs across windows in most recently used (MRU) order, enabling fast, mouse-free navigation. Users can quickly seek and switch between tabs with minimal keystrokes, even when handling numerous open tabs.

Key features include comprehensive fuzzy searching through tabs, bookmarks, and browsing history, supporting advanced search commands and regex. It also offers handy tab management commands like closing, duplicating, merging, splitting, muting, and grouping tabs directly via quick queries. Additional features like tracking recently closed tabs, custom CSS styling for the popup, and intuitive keyboard shortcuts make Quick Tabs an indispensable productivity tool for Chrome users seeking streamlined tab workflow management.

Extension

By:

bAbymAn

Users:

30,000

Rating:

4.54

(546)

Version:

2024.11.26 Last updated: 2024-11-27

Creation date:

2020-06-30

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
bookmarks
history
storage

Size:

136.00KB

Email:

qu*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-11

Ranking

# 4,128 ▲ 48

Other rankings

#300 in Functionality & UI

#10 in quick keyword 41

#69 in string keyword 11

#70 in search box keyword 15 ▼ 10

#79 in badge keyword 13

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User reviews

Quick Tabs is praised for greatly enhancing tab management with powerful search, keyboard shortcuts, and integration of recently closed tabs. Users with many tabs find it indispensable and appreciate customization options. However, common issues include occasional glitches in displaying new tabs, unexpected tab switching behavior across windows, and dark mode visibility problems. The extension also lacks window-specific tab separation and has minor UI glitches related to popup behavior when closing tabs. Overall, it's a highly recommended tool for power users despite some recurring bugs.

Pros

Highly effective for managing numerous open tabs and improves productivity
Superior tab search and navigation features compared to Chrome's native capabilities
Keyboard shortcuts enhance quick tab switching and overall usability
Supports recently closed tabs and bookmarks integration
Customizable with CSS and capable of matching user themes

Cons

Occasionally fails to display newly opened tabs in the list
Has issues with switching to random tabs in other windows instead of the most recently used
Dark mode compatibility problems, especially with tab count visibility
Does not separate tabs by window when multiple browser windows are open
Popup closes unexpectedly when closing tabs, linked with a focus/blur conflict

Recent reviews

very smooth to use, help me a lot

Ri*****, 2025-06-30

Even though Chrome has a tab switcher shortcut, this extension has far superior search making it a better option.

Mi*****, 2025-06-19

Tab search is already included in Chrome (Ctrl+Alt +A), so there's likely no use for this extension anymore.

Om*****, 2025-06-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Quick Tabs requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Quick Tabs has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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