Tab Search

Tab Search provides easy tab navigation, it enables searching open tabs using tab URLs and titles, shortcut - Ctrl/Cmd+.

Tab Search: Easy Tab Navigation for Chrome

Tab Search is a supplemental tool for Google Chrome that simplifies browser navigation. By enabling users to search through their open tabs using either the URLs or the tabs' titles, Tab Search eradicates the need to manually sort through numerous tabs. It also features a keyboard shortcut for easy access and customizable shortcuts for greater user convenience. The 0.3 version includes multi-window search and a new default shortcut to avoid interfering with Google Docs and Quip functionality.
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Extension stats

Users: 6,000+
Rating: 3.82
(39)
Version: 0.3 (Last updated: 2020-01-21)
Creation date: 2020-01-21
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 16.54K

Other platforms

Global Search (v5.19.0)
3.66 (84,302) 1,000,821,106+
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Extension summary

Tab Search provides easy tab navigation, it enables searching open tabs using tab URLs and titles.

Ctrl/Cmd+. shortcut opens Tab Search popup. Use arrow keys to navigate the tabs and Enter to switch to the chosen tab.

The default keyboard shortcuts could be customized in chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

Changes in Tab Search 0.3

  • Searching across tabs in all windows (as requested by many users)
  • Changing default shortcut to Ctrl/Cmd+. since the previous one was tampering with Google Docs and Quip functionality.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Works well for simple tab management
  • Fast search functionality
  • Great for managing a large number of tabs
  • Clean look of results
  • Responsive extension author
Cons
  • Default hotkey doesn't work for many users
  • Dropdown for results is too small
  • Unable to search across multiple windows
  • Takes time to load when searching
  • No option to configure hotkeys
Most mentioned
  • Hotkey issues
  • Request for dropdown size increase
  • Need for multi-window tab search capability
  • Desire for real-time updating of tab list
  • Responsive developer but stagnant updates
User reviews
Symbol Is not visible and cannot be used. If i want to remove the extension than the symbol appears but has no fucntionality. Weird!
by Alexander Pardon, 2023-12-19

for all, CMD + SHIFT + A on Mac gets you native chrome tab search. no need for this extension
by Alex Yen, 2023-11-30

Doesn't work. (I'm a software engineer, I tried, no user error Im pretty sure). "Cmd + ." or "Control + ." don't work on Mac/OSX. Dev, check please if they're the same KeyCodes or something.
by Apostolis Anastasiou, 2023-10-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Tab Search requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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