Observed arrival · 2026-11-04
BetterTabs, a side panel for tab sprawl
A free, open-source Chrome extension that organizes tabs across windows, with search, favourites, grouping, and one-click cleanup.
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- For
- Chrome users managing research-heavy tab piles
- Worth noticing
- It explicitly says it cannot identify which tabs an AI opened; it organizes every tab Chrome currently has.
Field notes
The side panel can show tabs by website, window, recent use, or Chrome group, with search across tab names, titles, and addresses. Cleanup actions include closing duplicates, suspending tabs while keeping them listed, and saving selected tabs as named lists. The page says suspension leaves the current, pinned, and audio-playing tabs alone; it also describes automatic local backups of open tabs for about half a day.
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●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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