Tab Search - Cross Window

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• Apr 11, 2026
  description

  Quickly search, PIN, and jump to any tab across all windows. Time-based sorting + PIN feature for important tabs.
  
  🔍 Tired of hunting through dozens of tabs across multiple windows?
  
  Tab Search helps you instantly find and jump to any tab with just a few keystrokes!
  
  ✨ KEY FEATURES:
  
  📌 **NEW: PIN Important Tabs**
  - Pin your most important tabs to keep them at the top
  - Quick toggle with click or `P` key
  - Persistent across browser sessions
  - Works in both sorting modes
  
  🔎 Cross-Window Search
     - Search across ALL Chrome windows simultaneously
     - Not limited to the current window like Chrome's built-in tab search
  
  ⚡ Instant Results
     - Real-time filtering as you type
     - Search by tab title or URL
  
  🕐 Sort by Last Access Time (NEW in v1.0.5!)
     - Switch to "Time" view to see recently accessed tabs first
     - Perfect for: "I just saw that page, where was it?"
     - Automatically tracks when you switch to or refresh a tab
  
  🎯 One-Click Jump
     - Select a tab and instantly focus its window
     - No more manual window switching!
  
  ⌨️ Keyboard-First Design
     - Ctrl+Shift+T (Mac: ⌘+Shift+T) to open
     - Arrow keys to navigate, Enter to jump, Esc to close
     - Never touch your mouse
  
  🪟 Smart Window Grouping
     - Group tabs by window in "Window" mode
     - Current window displayed first
     - Shows window name and tab count
  
  🔊 Tab Status Indicators
     - See which tab is currently active
     - Identify tabs playing audio
  
  🌐 WHO IS THIS FOR?
  
  • Developers working with multiple documentation pages
  • Researchers managing numerous reference tabs
  • Analysts comparing data across windows
  • Anyone who keeps 20+ tabs open!
  
  🔒 PRIVACY & SECURITY
  
  • 100% local operation - no data leaves your browser
  • Only reads tab metadata (title, URL) - never page content
  • No ads, no tracking, no analytics
  • Minimal permissions: tabs, windows, storage
  • Open source: github.com/chongxing/chrome-tab-search
  
  ⌨️ CUSTOMIZE SHORTCUTS
  
  Visit chrome://extensions/shortcuts to change the keyboard shortcut.

  Tab Search - 跨窗口标签页搜索与置顶管理
  
  跨所有窗口快速搜索、置顶和跳转到任意标签页。持久化搜索+时间排序，高效管理海量标签。
  
  ### 详细描述
  🔍 **Tab Search - 跨窗口标签页管理器** 是一款强大的标签页管理工具，帮助你在所有浏览器窗口中瞬间找到并切换到任意标签页。
  
  ### ✨ 新功能：搜索状态保持
  - **记住搜索关键字**：关闭弹窗后重新打开，搜索框内容自动恢复
  
  **核心功能：**
  
  🔍 **全新：搜索状态保持**
  - 重新打开弹窗时自动恢复上次的搜索关键字
  - 保存上次选中的位置
  - 从之前的位置继续搜索，无需重新开始
  - 告别重复输入相同关键字
  
  📌 **置顶重要标签**
  - 将常用标签置顶，始终显示在列表顶部
  - 点击置顶按钮或按 `P` 键快速切换
  - 置顶状态跨浏览器会话保持
  - 在两种排序模式下都有效
  
  🪟 **两种排序模式**
  - **窗口模式**：按窗口分组显示，当前窗口优先
  - **时间模式**：按最后访问时间排序，最近访问在前
  
  ⚡ **极速体验**
  - 快捷键：Ctrl+Shift+T（Mac: Cmd+Shift+T）
  - 方向键导航，回车跳转
  - 即时搜索，零延迟
  
  🎨 **简洁现代界面**
  - 美观、无干扰的界面设计
  - 清晰的窗口分组层级
  - 当前标签和播放声音标签标识
  
  **隐私保护：**
  - 无数据收集或追踪
  - 所有数据保存在本地
  - 仅访问你已可见的标签信息
  
  **所需权限：**
  - `tabs`：搜索和切换标签
  - `windows`：查找所有窗口中的标签
  - `storage`：保存置顶状态、偏好设置和搜索状态
  
  适合需要同时管理多个窗口数十个标签的重度用户！
  
  ### 类别
  生产力工具 (Productivity)
  
  ### 语言
  中文 (简体), English
  
  ### 隐私政策
  详见 PRIVACY_POLICY.md
  
  ### 网站
  https://github.com/chongxing/chrome-tab-search

• Apr 11, 2026
  short_description

  Quickly search and jump to any tab across all windows with time-based sorting and PIN feature

  跨窗口快速搜索并跳转到任意标签页，支持按时间排序和PIN功能

Permissions & access

Permissions

tabswindowsstorage

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