Expire Tabs

About

A simple browser extension (Chrome & Firefox) that closes your tabs after they have been inactive for a specified amount of time. The timer resets whenever you use/focus a tab or when the tab is pinned.

This extension was developed in part to add the "close tabs after inactivity" feature to Zen which is missing, coming from Arc.

--- Features ✨

Clicking the extension icon opens the settings popup where you can configure:

-   Timeout: Set the duration of inactivity after which a tab should close.
    -   Supports Minutes, Hours, and Days.
-   History Limit: Set the maximum number of expired tabs to keep in history.
-   View Expired Tabs: Quick access button to open the full history page.
-   Protect Tab: Toggle protection for the currently active tab. Protected tabs (indicated by a 🔒 badge) will never be expired.

--- History 📜

The options page provides a dashboard for your expired tabs:

-   Search: Filter history by Title or URL. Multiple terms are treated as "AND" conditions (e.g., "git issue" matches items containing both "git" and "issue").
-   Copy URL: One-click button to copy the expired tab's URL to your clipboard.
-   Delete: Remove individual items from your history.
-   Clear History: Wipe all recorded history.

--- Background Behavior 🧠

-   The extension uses a background service worker to monitor tab activity.
-   It uses `chrome.alarms` to check for expired tabs every minute to minimize resource usage.
-   Pinned tabs and tabs playing audio are automatically protected and will not be closed.