Tab Keeper

Automatically closes inactive tabs and makes it easy to get them back.

What is Tab Keeper?

Tab Keeper is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to improve browser efficiency. It seamlessly auto-closes dormant tabs after a certain period, simultaneously storing them for later recovery. Key features include a highly configurable settings menu, domain-specific exclusion list, and tab lock functionality. It smartly refrains from closing pinned tabs and maintains a minimum number of open tabs. It also offers sync capabilities for consistent settings across devices.

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By: Jayaram Jinaga

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.13 (31)

Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2015-03-14)

Creation date: 2015-03-14

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
bookmarks
notifications
storage
contextMenus

Size: 179.20K

Ranking

# 22937 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#25607 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 80

#24 in auto history wipe keyword 18 ▼ 1

#41 in copyright keyword 8 ▲ 1

#91 in tab keyword 84 ▼ 2

#110 in browser tab keyword 52 ▼ 4

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Extension summary

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Tab Keeper 1.4

Too many tabs? Do you have a tab addiction?

Tab Keeper automatically closes inactive tabs after designated time. But don't worry, auto-closed tabs are stored safe and sound, and makes it easy to get them back. It will save your computer.

Similar to AutoClose Tabs, Auto Close Tabs for Firefox. Icons from Fat Cow / famfam fam.

If you find the extension useful, then please consider a contribution to help me continue to develop and maintain it, using Paypal button in the options tab.

Help: http://jayaramjinaga.blogspot.in/2015/03/chrome-extension-tab-wrangler-bookmarks_8.html

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User reviews

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Pros

Helps manage and reduce the number of open tabs
Improves productivity by automatically closing unnecessary tabs
Allows customization of settings for auto-closing and restoring tabs
Provides a clean and painless way to discard unneeded tabs
Functions effectively as a temporary bookmark keeper

Cons

Often fails to restore all tabs, leading to data loss
Limited history retention period (1-2 days)
Does not work well on certain Chrome OS builds
Issues with restoring tabs into a single window instead of maintaining user workspace structure
Lacks the ability to auto-close pinned tabs

Most mentioned

Useless/fails to deliver on promises
Data loss/warning about deleted tabs
Productivity enhancement
Customizable settings
Issues with restoring tabs

Recent reviews

Why limit is 720 minutes? I want to close tabs after 1 day timeout.

Aleksey Midenkov, 2024-02-23

Don't waste your time on this as it is utterly useless. Like most Tab extensions, Tab Keeper fails to deliver on what it claims. For example, it does not save windows, each one containing multiple tabs. As a result of using, I had to pianstakingly go through my Chrome history to restore many tabs that Tab Keeper failed to store. Tab Keeper is severely crippled by its failure to record tab history, since it `only' stores 1 or 2 days worth. UPDATE: I removed it since it fails to record all tabs. Useless.