Polychrome: Vertical Tab Groups & Search

Groupable side tabs, window management, search and more — in a svelte and speedy package.

What is Polychrome: Vertical Tab Groups & Search?

Polychrome: Vertical Tab Groups & Search is a unique Chrome extension that enhances browser functionality. It adds a sidebar with tab groups to your browser window, allowing you to curate, archive and quickly access tabs, with the additional window management and search functionalities for a superior browsing experience.

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By: Alcor

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.60 (10)

Version: 0.9.9 (Last updated: 2022-11-18)

Creation date: 2022-11-17

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
tabGroups
storage
bookmarks
history
search

Host permissions:

https://suggestqueries.google.com/*

Size: 161.79K

Email: ni*****@jitkoff.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 24350 ▼ 44

Other rankings

#7750 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 18 #145 in group keyword 18 ▲ 2 #169 in browser tab keyword 72 ▲ 12

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Summary

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Polychrome adds a sidebar with tabs and groups to the left of your browser window.

Now that Chrome is able to unload background tabs on its own, having many, many tabs becomes worthwhile — and the tab strip is woefully unprepared.

Polychrome lets you more carefully curate, group, and archive your tabs, building a familiar structure and giving you quick access to the things you need.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Simple and fast
Supports tab groups
Beautiful UI

Cons

Expanding/Collapsing of tab groups not responsive to mouse-clicks in the side panel
Tab counter and icon visibility issues with dark theme applied
Pinned tab for 'extension shortcuts' does not show an icon in the sidebar

Most mentioned

Vertical tabs implementation
Tab groups
Simple UI

Recent reviews

This was a great start to a vertical tabs package, so it'd be great for an update (Last updated 221117, ATM)

Jeff State, 2024-06-15

Expanding / Collapsing of tab groups does not seem to respond to mouse-clicks in the side panel; only from the top tab-bar, which defeats the purpose...

russell-orig newman, 2024-05-06

Awesome plugin! Simple but fast and flexible!

E mc2, 2023-10-08

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Safety

Risk impact

Polychrome: Vertical Tab Groups & Search is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Polychrome: Vertical Tab Groups & Search if you trust the publisher.