Tabforge closes duplicate tabs, groups by site and searches across windows. Free, local, no account."
If you write code for a living, your browser probably looks like mine: 50–100 tabs, docs in one window, research in another, a few half-read articles from last week.
I kept losing tabs, opening pages I already had open, and feeling a constant low-level clutter that made it harder to focus. So I built Tabforge, a small Chrome extension for taming tab overload. I'm the maker, so take my enthusiasm with some salt.
What it does
- Closes duplicate tabs across all your windows in one click
- Groups tabs by domain, so all the docs sit together and all the videos sit together
- Searches your open tabs, with a filter by site, across every window
- Labels tabs ("Read later", "Work", or your own) so you can filter by them
- Suggests cleanups when you have too many tabs or lots of duplicates
- Undoes an accidental close with a recently closed list
- Quick actions: pin, mute, close the tabs to the right
- A floating timer for focus sessions, plus dark mode
Privacy
Everything stays in your browser. There's no account, and nothing is sent anywhere.
Who it's for
People who keep a lot of tabs open on purpose: developers, researchers, students. If you're comfortable with 5 tabs, you don't need it. If you're at 60 and can't find anything, it might help.
Where it stands
It's early and I'm the only developer, with a small number of users. I'm working on better saving and restoring of whole sessions, since that's what heavy-tab users ask for most. The core will stay free. I may add an optional paid tier later for extras like saved workspaces, and I'll say so clearly before I do.
Try it and tell me what's missing
👉 Tabforge on the Chrome Web Store
I'd like honest feedback:
- What's the first thing you'd want a tab manager to do that yours doesn't?
- If you use OneTab, Workona or Tab Wrangler today, what would make you switch, or keep you where you are?
- How many tabs do you usually have open?
I read and reply to every comment.
