# Tabhunter

> Find tabs in Mozilla-based browsers easily

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tabhunter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tabhunter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tabhunter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Eric Promislow
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1,011
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 4.16 / 5 (32 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.6.13
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-15
- **First published:** 2008-06-29
- **Size:** 99 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tabhunter/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ericpromislow/tabhunter](https://github.com/ericpromislow/tabhunter)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tabhunter/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tabhunter/privacy/)

## Description

Tabhunter is a powerful Chrome extension designed to simplify tab management in Mozilla-based browsers like Firefox and Chrome. It enables users to quickly search through dozens of open tabs using standard JavaScript regex, highlighting and bringing the desired tab to the forefront with ease. In addition to tab search, Tabhunter can identify tabs playing audio, allowing users to pinpoint and control sound sources among hundreds of open tabs.

The extension offers advanced features such as managing discarded tab statuses, moving tabs between windows, and bookmarking selected tabs (Firefox only). Tabhunter operates entirely locally, ensuring your browsing data remains private without transmitting information externally. Customize font sizes and enjoy a streamlined workflow, freeing you from tab chaos and enhancing your browsing productivity.

## Rankings

- #3,287 — Overall
- #312 — Tabs
- #26 — tabellenkalkulation
- #54 — restore tabs
- #61 — database
- #70 — new tabs

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `storage`
- `bookmarks`
- `<all_urls>`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Tabhunter provides fast, fuzzy searching and effective tab management (including an audio-only filter and bulk actions) for users with many tabs. However, its hotkey support is unreliable and not easily customizable, the UI is cramped and non-resizable, dark themes can make text hard to read, and some users report stability issues after Firefox updates.

### Pros

- Fast, fuzzy live search across many tabs.
- Audio-only filter helps locate tabs producing sound quickly.
- Bulk actions for cleanup (bulk close/delete).
- Handles very large tab sets (hundreds) reliably.
- Described as sophisticated/tab-inspector quality and a life-saver for heavy tab users.

### Cons

- Hotkeys/keyboard shortcuts don't work or can't be customized.
- Ugly UI and poor UX: small/non-resizable window; not available as a sidebar.
- Readability issues with dark themes due to hard-coded text colors.
- Stability/compatibility problems after Firefox updates; some versions become unusable or require older builds.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tabhunter)