TooManyTabs version 2.4 Release Notes

If you are new users, please visit this page for a simple tutorial.

Version 2.4 (2024-04)

• Migrate to use manifest v3
• Note if you remove the extension, the data are deleted. Backup the data in options page periodically.

NEW!! Restore Tabs from backup file

To restore your tabs, choose the backup file, and click "Import". Note this will overwrite your existing tabs if there is any.

For the import, you can use existing backup file from previous or current version of TMT.

NEW!! Export tabs for backup

Backup your tabs data to file directly, go to options page and click "Export for backup", save the file.

Version 2.3 and before users

Data of previous versions are stored in localstorage. If there is a problem in this upgrade, you might get a backup of those data with this tool.

Click on the "Export old data from LocalStorage" button, this is only visible if you have any data stored inside LocalStorage. These are data from previous version and will be out of sync when you start using the new version.

The bottom of the Options Page

Bug fix:

• A weird bug that stops the extension from working if an alert box is triggered inside the extension popup.

TooManyTabs version 2.3 Release Notes

If you are new users, please visit this page for a simple tutorial.

Release notes (2.3)

• Enhance extension permission requirement (to comply with Chrome policy)
• The permission to enable screen capture is now optional
• To enable tab preview in TMT, please enable it by
• Click on the "+" sign of the first tab inside TMT
• Or go to TMT options page, click the "Change" button to disable/enable preview
• ** Chrome will prompt a dialog to request the permission
• More details on "Tab Preview" below

• Storage Backup
• A new permission "Storage" is required so TMT can keep a second backup on the tabs data
• If something goes wrong, please go to the Import Page to see if you can restore TMT tabs data with the "Retrieve Auto Backup" function
• We still recommend you to use manually "Export" function to backup your data to a file, as this would be the most secure way 
• The backup is still local, meaning they will not sync across machines using the same profile
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• Discard Tab shown with less opacity
• If a tab is discarded by Chrome (to reduce resource consumption), the tab will have less opacity inside TMT tab view
• Pinned Tab visualization
• A pinned tab will be shown as pinned inside TMT (with a pin icon). You could only select it but not remove it inside TMT now
• Recently Closed Tabs 
• Only tabs closed inside TMT popup/window or TMT tabs removed from TMT columns are sent to "Recently Closed Tabs" column
• For the full list of recently closed tabs, please use the Chrome history function

More Details on Tab Preview

• A tab preview can only be captured when it is active and selected
• Previews are clear when chrome exits
• You might see many empty preview images inside TMT at the beginning when Chrome launchs, because previews are cached gradually (when selected)

TooManyTabs 2.1 released with Google Drive Support!

We have released TooManyTabs for Chrome 2.1. In this update, we have fixed the missing previews since Chrome 34 and introduced a new feature - automatic backup to Google Drive.

Authorize TMT to save data to your Google Drive

• Visit the "Import/Export" page, then click "Authorize"
• This will open the Google Authorization Popup, please click "Accept", close the popup after a few seconds if it does not close automatically *

• The TMT data will save as Application Data and it is not visible in the Drive interface. To manage TMT data, please go to Google Drive's Settings > "Manage Apps". The stored tabs can only be accessed by your authorized Chrome profile**
• Now go back to the Import/Export page and click "Reload" button to confirm the authorization status. You can create your backup immediately, TMT will also automatically backup your tabs daily

Restore and Delete Backup

• If you have multiple Chrome profiles/machines using the same Google Account, you might want to add a label to differentiate different backups from different machines

• Click "Restore" to restore a specific backup, all the existing tabs and columns will be overwritten and the changes cannot be undone
• Click "Remove" to delete a backup from your Drive, TMT will keep at most 10 backups in your Drive

New Commands

We have added two new commands that can be customized in the Tools > Extension Page. You can now easily send active tab to TMT and open TMT window via shortcut.

* To make sure the backup can run automatically, please always remember to login with your Google account

** If you revoke TMT access to your drive then no more backup will be created until you authorize again

Thank you for using TooManyTabs. Enjoy!

TooManyTabs 2.0 released with new feature

We have released TooManyTabs for Chrome (v 2.0), the incorrect tab count bug has been fixed in this version and we have added a new feature for keyboard shortcut lovers.

Whenever the search box is active, you can use up/down arrow to navigate open tabs, then press enter to select the tab immediately.

For example, after we search for "chrome", we can use the down arrow to navigate to the third result, the tab will start "bouncing", simply press "enter" to select the tab.

Actually immediately after you open the popup, you can also use the up and down keys to select a tab without searching for any specific keywords. It might take longer than a regular mouse click to select your desired tab in some cases though.

Enjoy!

TooManyTabs 1.9 is released!

TooManyTabs 1.9 is released! This updates includes many new features for all the tabaholics out there:

• Too many tabs in TooManyTabs? You may meditate to suppress your never-ending tabbing desire, or you may now sort TMT column by tab title or URL to find your tabs in TMT easily. Just toggle the two new buttons to sort and unsort your column.
• You may further filter column by tab title or URL just use the corresponding sort filter box beneath the sort buttons to filter tabs as you type.

• Pinned tab support: If a pinned tab is sent to TMT, it will stay pinned (indicated by the pin icon over the tab). This means when you restore this tab, it will also be restored as pinned in Chrome and will not be removed from TMT. To remove a pinned tab from TMT, please explictly remove it via the context menu.

Export and Import

• In addition to export as JSON format for backup and migration. You may now export your TMT tabs as plain text or HTML for print or email.
• New import options: Merge import data with existings columns.
• Tip: Please always export and backup your tabs as file before importing other TMT data.

New options

• Hide Chrome's pinned tabs in TMT popup: Check this options and pinned tabs in Chrome will not appear in the TMT tab panel. This can avoid suspending pinned tabs accidentally. You can still send the pinned tab via the "Send Tab to TooManyTabs" context menu directly.

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TooManyTabs v1.8 release notes

Turn/off  TooManyTabs context menu - For those who prefer a less clutter context menu, please go to options and selected "Disable TMT context Menu".

New options for the TMT popup width - If you open TMT window by keyboard shortcut (e.g. ctrl + ~), now you may go to options and adjust your popup width. Set a larger width if you would like to see more tabs in the popup.

Note this only applies to windows open by shortcut. The Chrome limitation (width max. 800px) still applies to the standard popup.

Enjoy!

What's new in TooManyTabs for Chrome 1.7.0

By popular demand, with the latest version of TooManyTabs for Chrome, you may use context menu (right click menu) to send the current tab or any links on the tab to TooManyTabs immediately.

The tab/link can even be sent to different coulmns if you have enabled "custom columns".

Some users have shown concerns on the performance when loading tab previews. Actually you can start to select or sort tabs even though the previews are loading. We believe the previews are useful for users who prefer more visuals, if you prefer less, you can now turn off the tab previews in options.

Enjoy!

What's New in TooManyTabs 1.6

In this latest version of TooManyTabs, we have:

1. Added an option to adjust the capacity of the recently closed tab column
2. Fixed various bugs in the latest Chrome developer channel versions. If you are using Canary build or developer channel and happen to see any additional bugs, please contact us so we can inform the Chrome Team if necessary. Thanks!
3. We are looking for volunteers to localize TooManyTabs. For details please click here.

Enjoy!

What's New in TooManyTabs 1.5

In this new version, you can export your suspended columns and tabs and import it in another machine. You can also save the exported content in a text file as backup.

Step 1: Click the "Import/Export" button in the TMT popup window.

Step 2: Click "Export" and copy the contents in the textbox.

Step 3: Copy the contents to the machine you want to import, and paste in the "Import" box.

Other recently added features:

• Multi-window mode
• Close a tab by shortcut key
• Shortcut key for opening a TooManyTabs Window

Enjoy!

TooManyTabs 0.92 for Google Chrome (Developer Build Only, Preview Release)

Ever tried having 20 tabs or more open in Chrome? You can’t even see the favicon of the tabs, not to mention the tab titles! TooManyTabs is a must-have extension that manages your tabs, reduces your tab overflow, and saves your sanity!

Features :
From the makers of TooManyTabs for Firefox, TMT has come to Chrome to help all your tab needs! This is a beta preview version before official launch of Chrome extensions. Constructive feedback welcome at contactus@visibotech.com, or in our facebook forum.

- Birdeye view of all tabs open across all windows
- Preview of each tab (filled up gradually)
- Instant tab search upon opening
- Tab sorting by time, name and URL
- Tab count to warn you of tab overflow :P
- Allows "suspension" of tabs to a column and "restore" later to reduce overflow of tabs
- Provides a list of Recently Closed Tabs for guiltless tab closing

Browser Compatibility: Preview version is for developer build only





Download here.

For Users of TMT Firefox:
Certain functionalities of TMT in Firefox are not available in Chrome Version. Some of them not possible at all yet in Chrome, while some are deliberated redesigned to fit Chrome's usage-flow. If you are a veteran of TMT Firefox please give us some feedback!