Chrome Shelf

Tracking since Apr 9, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 20, 2026
  description

  Most people keep 50, 100, or even 200 tabs open — not because they're actively using them, but because they're afraid to lose them. Bookmarks are too hidden. Tab groups still clutter the browser. There's no good middle ground.
  
  Chrome Shelf is that middle ground.
  
  Save any tab or tab group to your shelf in one click, close it, and bring it back instantly whenever you need it. Your saved items stay visible as cards — organized by buckets like Work, Research, or Side Projects — so nothing disappears into a folder you'll never open again.
  
  
  ── WHAT YOU CAN DO ──
  
  • Save a single tab — capture the title, URL, and favicon in one action
  • Save a tab stack — group multiple related tabs into one card and reopen them all at once
  • Organize into buckets — keep things sorted by project, topic, or area of life
  • Reopen anything instantly — one click brings back a tab or the full stack
  • Archive or delete — keep your shelf clean, not a second graveyard
  • Search and sort — find what you saved without scrolling forever
  
  
  ── TWO SURFACES ──
  
  Side Panel — always visible while you browse, so your shelf stays in reach
  New Tab Dashboard — a full view of everything saved, organized by bucket
  
  
  ── WHO IT'S FOR ──
  
  • Knowledge workers juggling research, work, and side projects
  • Founders and builders switching between many parallel contexts
  • Students collecting references across multiple topics
  • Anyone who treats the browser as an external brain
  
  
  ── WHY IT'S DIFFERENT ──
  
  Most tab tools focus on performance — suspending or discarding tabs to save memory. Chrome Shelf focuses on memory, visibility, and recovery. The goal is to make it feel safe to close tabs you'd normally leave open.
  
  More visible than bookmarks. Cleaner than open tabs. Lighter than a task manager.
  
  
  ── PRIVACY ──
  
  Chrome Shelf stores everything locally on your device. No data is collected, transmitted, or shared. Full privacy policy: https://heyshifat.vercel.app/privacy/chrome-shelf

  Most people keep dozens or even hundreds of tabs open, not because they are using all of them, but because tabs have become their memory system. Chrome Shelf gives those tabs a visible place to live without needing to stay open.
  
  Save the current tab, save the active Chrome tab group, or add the current page to an existing saved group. Then reopen the exact context you need later from the side panel or a full new tab dashboard.
  
  
  ── WHAT YOU CAN DO ──
  
  • Save the current tab with its title, URL, and favicon
  • Save the active Chrome tab group as one reusable group
  • Add the current page to an existing saved group
  • Reopen a full saved group or just one tab inside it
  • Search by title, site, URL, or group name
  • Sort by newest, oldest, recently opened, title, or your own custom order
  • Rename tabs, groups, and individual saved tabs inside groups
  • Rearrange your shelf with drag and drop, including moving tabs between groups
  • Delete saved items and undo the most recent save
  
  
  ── TWO SURFACES ──
  
  Side Panel — always visible while you browse, so your shelf stays in reach
  New Tab Dashboard — a full view of everything saved, organized by bucket
  
  
  ── WHO IT'S FOR ──
  
  • Knowledge workers juggling research, work, and side projects
  • Founders and builders switching between many parallel contexts
  • Students collecting references across multiple topics
  • Anyone who treats the browser as an external brain
  
  
  ── WHY IT'S DIFFERENT ──
  
  Most tab tools focus on performance — suspending or discarding tabs to save memory. Chrome Shelf focuses on memory, visibility, and recovery. The goal is to make it feel safe to close tabs you'd normally leave open.
  
  More visible than bookmarks. Cleaner than open tabs. Lighter than a task manager.
  
  
  ── PRIVACY ──
  
  Chrome Shelf does not use its own backend or send saved tabs to an external service. Data is stored through Chrome extension storage. In the current implementation, active shelf data is stored in Chrome sync storage, while archive and UI state are stored locally in the browser profile.
  
  Full privacy policy: https://heyshifat.vercel.app/privacy/chrome-shelf

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