Chrome Tab Manager v1.5.0 - Release

Chrome Tab Manager v1.5.0 🗂️

A powerful Chrome extension for organizing, managing, and saving your tabs.

✨ New in v1.5.0

Changed

• Improved popup UX with section headers (#56) - Better organization with Organize, Manage Groups, and Settings sections; shorter, clearer button labels, contributed by @AmberAlston
• Resized options page - Better usability and improved layout

Fixed

• Protected group folders now included in Restore from Bookmarks (#52) - Protected groups are properly restored from bookmarks, contributed by @AmberAlston
• Improved error handling - Better reliability when restoring protected groups
• CI workflow improvements - Workflows now only run for same-repo PRs (not forks)

Documentation

• Updated README - New features and screenshots added (#49)
• Design documentation - Added merge duplicate groups design

🎯 Features

Tab Organization

• Organize by Domain - Automatically group tabs by website domain
• Organize by Category - Intelligently categorize tabs (Development, Social Media, Shopping, etc.)
• Smart Sorting - Tabs sorted alphabetically within each group
• Color Coding - Each group gets a unique color for easy identification

Tab Management

• Remove Duplicates - One-click duplicate tab removal
• Remove All Groups - Ungroup all tabs while keeping them open
• Combine Groups - Merge multiple tab groups into one
• Protect Groups - Mark groups as protected to prevent accidental closure (with multi-select!)
• Tab Counts - See how many tabs in each group

Bookmark Integration

• Save to Bookmarks - Save all tabs into organized bookmark folders
• Restore from Bookmarks - Restore tab groups from saved bookmarks (now includes protected groups!)
• Smart Merging - Automatically merges with existing groups
• Duplicate Detection - Skips already-open URLs when restoring

📦 Installation

Chrome Extension (Recommended)

1. Download `chrome-tab-manager-v1.5.0.zip` from the assets below
2. Unzip the file
3. Open Chrome and navigate to `chrome://extensions/`
4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
5. Click "Load unpacked"
6. Select the unzipped `chrome-extension` folder
7. Pin the extension to your toolbar for easy access

🚀 Quick Start

1. Click the Tab Organizer icon in your toolbar
2. Choose an action:
   • Organize by Domain - Group tabs by website
   • Organize by Category - Group tabs by purpose
   • Remove Duplicates - Clean up duplicate tabs
   • Save to Bookmarks - Save your tab session
   • Restore from Bookmarks - Reload a saved session

📚 Documentation

• README.md - Full documentation
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history and changes
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• Project Board - Development tracking

🐛 Known Issues

Please report any issues you encounter.

📄 License

ISC License - See LICENSE for details.

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Full Changelog: v1.4.0...v1.5.0

Chrome Tab Manager v1.4.0 - Release

Chrome Tab Manager v1.4.0 🗂️

A powerful Chrome extension for organizing, managing, and saving your tabs.

✨ New in v1.4.0

• Multi-select for Protect Groups (#46) - Select multiple tab groups to protect at once using Cmd/Ctrl+click, contributed by @AmberAlston
• New layered tabs icon design (#47) - Fresh icon with three overlapping tabs in Chrome's tab group colors (yellow, green, blue), contributed by @AmberAlston
• Icon generation script - SVG source file and script to regenerate PNG icons at all sizes

🎯 Features

Tab Organization

• Organize by Domain - Automatically group tabs by website domain
• Organize by Category - Intelligently categorize tabs (Development, Social Media, Shopping, etc.)
• Smart Sorting - Tabs sorted alphabetically within each group
• Color Coding - Each group gets a unique color for easy identification

Tab Management

• Remove Duplicates - One-click duplicate tab removal
• Remove All Groups - Ungroup all tabs while keeping them open
• Combine Groups - Merge multiple tab groups into one
• Protect Groups - Mark groups as protected to prevent accidental closure (now with multi-select!)
• Tab Counts - See how many tabs in each group

Bookmark Integration

• Save to Bookmarks - Save all tabs into organized bookmark folders
• Restore from Bookmarks - Restore tab groups from saved bookmarks
• Smart Merging - Automatically merges with existing groups
• Duplicate Detection - Skips already-open URLs when restoring

📦 Installation

Chrome Extension (Recommended)

1. Download chrome-tab-manager-v1.4.0.zip from the assets below
2. Unzip the file
3. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
5. Click "Load unpacked"
6. Select the unzipped chrome-extension folder
7. Pin the extension to your toolbar for easy access

🚀 Quick Start

1. Click the Tab Organizer icon in your toolbar
2. Choose an action:
   • Organize by Domain - Group tabs by website
   • Organize by Category - Group tabs by purpose
   • Remove Duplicates - Clean up duplicate tabs
   • Save to Bookmarks - Save your tab session
   • Restore from Bookmarks - Reload a saved session

📚 Documentation

• README.md - Full documentation
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history and changes
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• Project Board - Development tracking

🐛 Known Issues

Please report any issues you encounter.

📄 License

ISC License - See LICENSE for details.

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Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.4.0

Chrome Tab Manager v1.3.0 - Release

Chrome Tab Manager v1.3.0 🗂️

A powerful Chrome extension for organizing, managing, and saving your tabs.

🎯 Features

Tab Organization

• Organize by Domain - Automatically group tabs by website domain
• Organize by Category - Intelligently categorize tabs (Development, Social Media, Shopping, etc.)
• Custom Categories - Define your own categories in the options page
• Smart Sorting - Tabs sorted alphabetically within each group
• Color Coding - Each group gets a unique color for easy identification

Tab Management

• Remove Duplicates - One-click duplicate tab removal
• Combine Groups - Merge two tab groups into one
• Protect Groups - Mark groups as protected to prevent accidental closure
• Remove All Groups - Ungroup all tabs while keeping them open
• Tab Counts - See how many tabs in each group

Bookmark Integration

• Save to Bookmarks - Save all tabs into organized bookmark folders
• Restore from Bookmarks - Restore tab groups from saved bookmarks
• Smart Merging - Automatically merges with existing groups
• Duplicate Detection - Skips already-open URLs when restoring

New in v1.3.0

• Protect Group (#40) - Mark tab groups as protected to prevent accidental closure; protected groups are automatically saved to bookmarks for easy recovery
• Multi-select for group combination (#39) - Select multiple groups to combine, contributed by @AmberAlston
• CI coverage threshold - Now enforces 80% code coverage in CI
• Improved UX - Auto-select first target option in Combine Groups

📦 Installation

Chrome Extension

1. Download chrome-tab-manager-v1.3.0.zip from the assets below
2. Unzip the file
3. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
5. Click "Load unpacked"
6. Select the unzipped chrome-extension folder
7. Pin the extension to your toolbar for easy access

🚀 Quick Start

1. Click the Tab Organizer icon in your toolbar
2. Choose an action:
   • Organize by Domain - Group tabs by website
   • Organize by Category - Group tabs by purpose
   • Combine Groups - Merge two groups into one
   • Protect Group - Mark a group as protected
   • Remove Duplicates - Clean up duplicate tabs
   • Save to Bookmarks - Save your tab session
   • Restore from Bookmarks - Reload a saved session

📋 What's Included

• Chrome Extension with full UI
• Options page for custom categories
• Complete documentation
• Contributing guidelines

🐛 Known Issues

Please report any issues you encounter.

📚 Documentation

• CHANGELOG.md - Version history and release notes
• README.md - Full documentation
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• Project Board - Development tracking

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with Claude Code - AI-powered coding assistant from Anthropic.

📄 License

ISC License - See LICENSE for details.

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Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3.0

Chrome Tab Manager v1.2.0 - Release

Chrome Tab Manager v1.2.0 🗂️

A powerful Chrome extension for organizing, managing, and saving your tabs.

🎯 Features

Tab Organization

• Organize by Domain - Automatically group tabs by website domain
• Organize by Category - Intelligently categorize tabs (Development, Social Media, Shopping, etc.)
• Custom Categories - Define your own categories in the options page
• Smart Sorting - Tabs sorted alphabetically within each group
• Color Coding - Each group gets a unique color for easy identification

Tab Management

• Remove Duplicates - One-click duplicate tab removal
• Combine Groups - Merge two tab groups into one
• Remove All Groups - Ungroup all tabs while keeping them open
• Tab Counts - See how many tabs in each group

Bookmark Integration

• Save to Bookmarks - Save all tabs into organized bookmark folders
• Restore from Bookmarks - Restore tab groups from saved bookmarks
• Smart Merging - Automatically merges with existing groups
• Duplicate Detection - Skips already-open URLs when restoring

New in v1.2.0

• Combine tab groups (#35) - Select two tab groups to merge them into one with visual selection highlighting
• Improved error handling - Better error state handling in group selection UI

📦 Installation

Chrome Extension

1. Download chrome-tab-manager-v1.2.0.zip from the assets below
2. Unzip the file
3. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
5. Click "Load unpacked"
6. Select the unzipped chrome-extension folder
7. Pin the extension to your toolbar for easy access

🚀 Quick Start

1. Click the Tab Organizer icon in your toolbar
2. Choose an action:
   • Organize by Domain - Group tabs by website
   • Organize by Category - Group tabs by purpose
   • Combine Groups - Merge two groups into one
   • Remove Duplicates - Clean up duplicate tabs
   • Save to Bookmarks - Save your tab session
   • Restore from Bookmarks - Reload a saved session

📋 What's Included

• Chrome Extension with full UI
• Options page for custom categories
• Complete documentation
• Contributing guidelines

🐛 Known Issues

Please report any issues you encounter.

📚 Documentation

• README.md - Full documentation
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history and release notes
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• Project Board - Development tracking

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with Claude Code - AI-powered coding assistant from Anthropic.

📄 License

ISC License - See LICENSE for details.

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Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0

Chrome Tab Manager v1.1.0 - Release

Chrome Tab Manager v1.1.0 🗂️

A powerful Chrome extension for organizing, managing, and saving your tabs.

🎯 Features

Tab Organization

• Organize by Domain - Automatically group tabs by website domain
• Organize by Category - Intelligently categorize tabs (Development, Social Media, Shopping, etc.)
• Custom Categories - Define your own categories in the options page
• Smart Sorting - Tabs sorted alphabetically within each group
• Color Coding - Each group gets a unique color for easy identification

Tab Management

• Remove Duplicates - One-click duplicate tab removal
• Remove All Groups - Ungroup all tabs while keeping them open
• Tab Counts - See how many tabs in each group

Bookmark Integration

• Save to Bookmarks - Save all tabs into organized bookmark folders
• Restore from Bookmarks - Restore tab groups from saved bookmarks
• Smart Merging - Automatically merges with existing groups
• Duplicate Detection - Skips already-open URLs when restoring

New in v1.1.0

• User-defined categories - Create custom tab categories in the options page
• Dark mode support - Extension popup respects system dark mode preferences
• Improved test coverage - 84% code coverage

📦 Installation

Chrome Extension

1. Download chrome-tab-manager-v1.1.0.zip from the assets below
2. Unzip the file
3. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
5. Click "Load unpacked"
6. Select the unzipped chrome-extension folder
7. Pin the extension to your toolbar for easy access

🚀 Quick Start

1. Click the Tab Organizer icon in your toolbar
2. Choose an action:
   • Organize by Domain - Group tabs by website
   • Organize by Category - Group tabs by purpose
   • Remove Duplicates - Clean up duplicate tabs
   • Save to Bookmarks - Save your tab session
   • Restore from Bookmarks - Reload a saved session

📋 What's Included

• Chrome Extension with full UI
• Options page for custom categories
• Complete documentation
• Contributing guidelines

🐛 Known Issues

Please report any issues you encounter.

📚 Documentation

• README.md - Full documentation
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history and release notes
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• Project Board - Development tracking

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with Claude Code - AI-powered coding assistant from Anthropic.

📄 License

ISC License - See LICENSE for details.

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Full Changelog: v1.0.1...v1.1.0

Chrome Tab Manager v1.0.1 - Release

Chrome Tab Manager v1.0.1 🗂️

A powerful Chrome extension for organizing, managing, and saving your tabs.

🎯 Features

Tab Organization

• Organize by Domain - Automatically group tabs by website domain
• Organize by Category - Intelligently categorize tabs (Development, Social Media, Shopping, etc.)
• Smart Sorting - Tabs sorted alphabetically within each group
• Color Coding - Each group gets a unique color for easy identification

Tab Management

• Remove Duplicates - One-click duplicate tab removal
• Remove All Groups - Ungroup all tabs while keeping them open
• Tab Counts - See how many tabs in each group

Bookmark Integration

• Save to Bookmarks - Save all tabs into organized bookmark folders
• Restore from Bookmarks - Restore tab groups from saved bookmarks
• Smart Merging - Automatically merges with existing groups
• Duplicate Detection - Skips already-open URLs when restoring

Additional Tools

• History Recovery (CLI) - Restore tabs from Chrome browsing history
• Cross-platform - Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux

📦 Installation

Chrome Extension (Recommended)

1. Download chrome-tab-manager-v1.0.1.zip from the assets below
2. Unzip the file
3. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
5. Click "Load unpacked"
6. Select the unzipped chrome-extension folder
7. Pin the extension to your toolbar for easy access

Command-Line Tools (Optional)

For history recovery functionality:

git clone https://github.com/malston/chrome-tabs.git
cd chrome-tabs
make install

🚀 Quick Start

1. Click the Tab Organizer icon in your toolbar
2. Choose an action:
   • Organize by Domain - Group tabs by website
   • Organize by Category - Group tabs by purpose
   • Remove Duplicates - Clean up duplicate tabs
   • Save to Bookmarks - Save your tab session
   • Restore from Bookmarks - Reload a saved session

📋 What's Included

• Chrome Extension with full UI
• History recovery Python script
• Complete documentation
• Contributing guidelines
• Example screenshots

🐛 Known Issues

Please report any issues you encounter.

📚 Documentation

• README.md - Full documentation
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• Project Board - Development tracking

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with Claude Code - AI-powered coding assistant from Anthropic.

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.

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Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.0.1

v1.0.0 - First Major Release 🎉

Tab Organizer v1.0.0

First major release of Tab Organizer - a Chrome extension for intelligent tab organization and management!

🎉 Major Features

1. Smart Duplicate Detection & Skipping

• Detects ungrouped duplicates of already-grouped tabs
• Skips organizing duplicates - prevents accidental grouping
• Warning messages inform you when duplicates are found
• User control - review duplicates before deciding to remove them

Example: Open a new tab with same URL as grouped tab → Extension warns you instead of auto-grouping it

2. Automatic Ungrouped Tab Positioning

• Moves ungrouped tabs to end of tab bar after organizing
• Easy to find - all ungrouped tabs clustered together
• Preserves order - maintains relative position of ungrouped tabs
• Smart filtering - skips chrome:// internal pages

Benefit: No more scrolling through groups to find ungrouped tabs!

3. Cross-Window Organization

• Consolidate tabs from multiple windows into current window
• Automatic deduplication across all windows
• Two modes: Organize all windows by domain or category
• Tab movement tracking - shows how many tabs were moved

4. Smart Group Merging

• Update existing groups instead of creating duplicates
• Preserves collapsed state when re-organizing
• Add/remove tabs from groups intelligently
• Clean history - no duplicate group entries

5. Group Count Updates

• Automatic count refresh after removing duplicates
• Accurate tab counts in group titles (e.g., "github.com (15)")
• Ungroup singles - removes groups when only 1 tab remains

✨ Key Capabilities

Organization Modes

• By Domain - Groups tabs by website domain (github.com, google.com, etc.)
• By Category - Groups tabs by type (Development, Social Media, Shopping, etc.)
• Cross-Window - Organize across all browser windows

Duplicate Management

• Remove Duplicates - One-click removal of duplicate URLs
• Smart Detection - Finds duplicates across all tabs
• Skip Ungrouped - Don't auto-group ungrouped duplicates

Tab Group Management

• Remove All Groups - Ungroup all tabs while keeping them open
• Save to Bookmarks - Export tab groups to bookmark folders
• Restore from Bookmarks - Import previously saved tab groups

📊 Technical Highlights

• 310 Unit Tests - Comprehensive test coverage (82%+)
• 18 E2E Tests - Full integration testing with Puppeteer
• Manifest V3 - Modern Chrome extension architecture
• Service Worker - Fast, efficient background processing

🔧 Installation

1. Download the extension from Chrome Web Store (coming soon)
2. Or install manually:
   • Clone the repository
   • Go to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable "Developer mode"
   • Click "Load unpacked"
   • Select /chrome-tabs/chrome-extension

📝 Usage

1. Organize by Domain: Groups tabs by website domain
2. Organize by Category: Groups tabs by category (Development, Social, etc.)
3. Remove Duplicates: Closes duplicate tabs (keeps first occurrence)
4. Remove All Groups: Ungroups all tabs

🚀 What's Next

See our project roadmap for upcoming features:

• Session management
• Custom color schemes
• Tab search and filtering
• And more!

🙏 Credits

Built with Claude Code

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details

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Full Changelog: https://github.com/malston/chrome-tabs/commits/v1.0.0

Chrome Tab Manager v0.9.0 Beta - Public Beta Release

Chrome Tab Manager v0.9.0 Beta 🗂️

⚠️ This is a beta release - We're looking for feedback from early adopters!

This is the first public release of Chrome Tab Manager - a powerful Chrome extension for organizing, managing, and saving your tabs.

🎯 Features

Tab Organization

• Organize by Domain - Automatically group tabs by website domain
• Organize by Category - Intelligently categorize tabs into 11 categories (Development, Social Media, Shopping, etc.)
• Smart Sorting - Tabs sorted alphabetically within each group
• Color Coding - Each group gets a unique color for easy identification

Tab Management

• Remove Duplicates - One-click duplicate tab removal
• Remove All Groups - Ungroup all tabs while keeping them open
• Tab Counts - See how many tabs in each group

Bookmark Integration

• Save to Bookmarks - Save all tabs into organized bookmark folders with timestamps
• Restore from Bookmarks - Restore tab groups from saved bookmarks
• Smart Merging - Automatically merges with existing groups of the same name
• Duplicate Detection - Skips already-open URLs when restoring

Additional Tools

• History Recovery (CLI) - Restore tabs from Chrome browsing history
• Cross-platform - Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux

📦 Installation

Chrome Extension (Recommended)

1. Download chrome-tab-manager-v0.9.0-beta.zip from the assets below
2. Unzip the file
3. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
5. Click "Load unpacked"
6. Select the unzipped folder
7. Pin the extension to your toolbar for easy access

🧪 Beta Testing

We need your help to make this extension better!

Please test:

• All organization modes (Domain and Category)
• Duplicate removal
• Bookmark save and restore functionality
• Edge cases (empty tabs, Chrome internal pages, etc.)

Report issues:

• Open an issue for any bugs
• Include Chrome version, OS, and steps to reproduce
• Screenshots are helpful!

Request features:

• Check the Project Board first
• Submit feature requests

🚀 Quick Start

1. Click the Tab Organizer icon in your toolbar
2. Choose an action:
   • Organize by Domain - Group tabs by website
   • Organize by Category - Group tabs by purpose
   • Remove Duplicates - Clean up duplicate tabs
   • Save to Bookmarks - Save your tab session
   • Restore from Bookmarks - Reload a saved session

⚠️ Known Limitations

• Extension must be loaded as "unpacked" (not published to Chrome Web Store yet)
• Category classification is based on common patterns and may not be perfect
• Some websites may not categorize as expected

📚 Documentation

• README.md - Complete documentation
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• Project Board - Development tracking

🗺️ Roadmap to v1.0.0

• Community feedback incorporated
• Bug fixes from beta testing
• Performance optimizations
• Additional categorization rules
• Possible Chrome Web Store publication

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with Claude Code - AI-powered coding assistant from Anthropic.

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.

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Feedback Welcome! This is a beta release - your feedback will help shape v1.0.0!