TabMate - Research Assistant Firefox

TabMate - Research Assistant

By: TabMate
A research assistant for building knowledge as you browse and take actions when you approve.

Features & Capabilities

TabMate is a free AI research assistant and browser agent extension.

You can ask about the page you are on, save useful notes and excerpts, and perform multi-step tasks automatically - with built-in approval gates before anything sensitive.

Online research can get time-consuming and frustrating fast. You browse multiple sites, repeatedly copy-paste information into chat tools and notes and soon, realize you have lost track of what's where and where's what. This is where TabMate can help.

Key features include:

  • AI-assisted in-context research: Ask questions on any page and receive in-context summaries, key data points, and briefing notes; the AI retains page context to minimize back-and-forth and accelerates synthesis across sources.
  • Organized notes and workspace: Save, tag, and categorize notes; create folders; link sources; and keep all research in a centralized, searchable workspace that syncs across your devices.
  • Automated multi-step workflows with approvals: Design task sequences like data collection, summarization, and export; use built-in approval gates to review results before advancing; track progress and maintain an audit trail.
  • Cross-browser integration: Available as Chrome and Firefox extensions; works seamlessly within your browsing experience to capture information as you explore.
  • Context retention across tabs: Keeps context as you move between tabs and tasks, reducing repetition and helping you stay in flow.
TabMate accelerates research throughput by weaving AI into your browsing workflow, letting you collect, organize, and act on insights faster and more coherently.

TabMate is free to use. If you find it helpful, do consider leaving us a review here.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V3 Add-on
By:
TabMate
Daily users:
-
Version:
0.4.0 Last updated: 2026-05-10
Version code:
6255096
Creation date:
2026-04-20
Risk:
Moderate risk impact High risk likelihood
Permissions:
Host permissions:
  • https://api.tabmate.org/*
Content scripts matches:
  • *
Size:
365.40KB
Email:
co*****@tabmate.org
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-15
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
TabMate
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tabmate-extension/
Email:
co*****@tabmate.org
Website:
https://tabmate.org

Permission Change History

2026-05-11: Version 0.3.2 → 0.4.0
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Is TabMate - Research Assistant Safe?

Risk impact
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TabMate - Research Assistant requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
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TabMate - Research Assistant is recently added, and hasn't been around long enough for us to gather enough data to accurately assess its risk level.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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