# TST Tab Search

> Search for or filter the Tabs in TST's sidebar, and quickly find and activate them.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `tst-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NiklasG
- **Category:** search-tools,tabs
- **Daily users:** 517
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.23 / 5 (31 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.7
- **Last updated:** 2023-07-28
- **First published:** 2021-06-08
- **Size:** 184 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tst-search/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/NiklasGollenstede/tst-search#readme](https://github.com/NiklasGollenstede/tst-search#readme)

## Description

TST Tab Search is a powerful companion extension for the popular Tree Style Tabs (TST) Firefox add-on. It integrates a customizable search box in TST's sidebar, enabling users to quickly search, filter, and activate tabs within the current window. Key features include a global search hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+F), the ability to search by tab properties including ID, support for case sensitivity, whole word and regular expression queries, and cycling through matched results. Users can configure the search panel and filters extensively to suit their workflow.

The extension respects user privacy by avoiding any data collection or external communications. It seamlessly integrates with TST using its well-designed API, ensuring minimal impact on tab performance or data integrity. Permissions required are limited to access browser tabs for searching and display notifications for user feedback. TST Tab Search is ideal for users managing many tabs in Tree Style Tabs seeking an efficient way to locate and switch between tabs effortlessly.

## Rankings

- #4,927 — Overall
- #66 — search box
- #69 — search bar
- #84 — research
- #89 — search
- #121 — tab

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `tabs`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise TST Tab Search for reliably organizing large numbers of tabs, strong TST integration, and useful settings. Common complaints are intermittent search failures or errors and a search-results UI that can collapse/shrink entries or not hide unmatched tabs, making results hard to read.

### Pros

- Effectively helps find and organize large numbers of tabs (many users call it a lifesaver).
- Reliable in typical use—several users report it 'does what it says' and 'works great'.
- Integrates with Tree Style Tabs (TST) and takes advantage of TST's API.
- Configurable settings available to tweak behaviors (users note settings control hiding/matching and other options).

### Cons

- Search can be unreliable for some users—tabs sometimes aren’t found or highlighted.
- Extension may be unresponsive or produce error messages (reports of 'nothing happens' or errors).
- Search results UI can collapse/shrink results or leave unmatched tabs visible, making results hard to read.

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