ThisPanel – Side Panel Tab Manager

Tracking since May 9, 2026.

Changelog

• May 13, 2026
  description

  Your browser, organized at last.
  
  Drowning in dozens of open tabs? ThisPanel turns Chrome's side panel into a workspace hub — so your tabs finally make sense.
  
  ThisPanel is a dedicated sidebar that lives alongside your tab bar, not in front of it. Switch between projects with Spaces, pin key tabs as Favorites, group related tabs into Folders, and keep a searchable Archive of closed tabs — all without leaving your browser.
  
  One Space per context. One click to switch. Everything stays local.
  
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  SPACES — one workspace per context
  • Create up to 3 Spaces (Work, Personal, Research, or anything) on the free plan.
  • Each Space is a separate world: its own Favorites, Folders, and tab list.
  • Switch instantly with the keyboard or the Omnibox. Never lose your place again.
  
  FAVORITES — the tabs you use every day
  • Star up to 16 tabs per Space for one-click access.
  • Adaptive grid, drag-and-drop reorder, custom titles.
  
  FOLDERS — group related tabs inside a Space
  • Named folders keep related work together without cluttering your tab strip.
  • Drag tabs in and out. Collapse folders you're not using.
  
  TODAY — what's actually open right now
  • Every open tab in the current window, filtered by Space.
  • Open, activate, close, archive, or move tabs — without touching the tab bar.
  • Native split-view pairs stay grouped in the sidebar.
  
  ARCHIVE — close tabs without losing them
  • Archive tabs you want later. Restore with a single click.
  • Free plan keeps up to 100 archived items.
  
  COMMAND PALETTE — keyboard-first everything
  • Cmd/Ctrl+K to fuzzy-search tabs, spaces, folders, and actions.
  • Arrow keys + Enter. No mouse required.
  
  OMNIBOX — jump from the address bar
  • Type "thispanel" in the URL bar, press Tab.
  • Jump to a space, a favorite, a tab, or the sidebar instantly.
  • Does not change your default search engine or override the new tab page.
  
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  PRIVACY BY DEFAULT
  • Local-first. All your workspace data lives in chrome.storage.local on your own device.
  • No account required to use the free plan.
  • No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking pixels.
  • Optional paid plans in the future may add features like cloud sync — always opt-in, never required.
  • Read our full privacy policy: https://thispanel.app/privacy-policy
  
  WHO THIS IS FOR
  • Knowledge workers who live in their browser.
  • Researchers who keep 30+ tabs open across contexts.
  • Developers who manage dozens of tabs across projects, dev tools, and documentation.
  • Anyone who's ever typed "too many tabs" into Google.
  
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  FREE PLAN — NO TRIAL, NO PAYWALL
  • Spaces: up to 3 · Folders per Space: up to 10 · Favorites per Space: up to 16 · Archive: up to 100
  • All core features included. No trial expiration, no gated features, no strings.
  • Higher limits via an optional paid plan are planned for a future release — always optional.
  
  KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
  • Open sidebar: Alt+Shift+S (Windows/Linux) · Command+Shift+S (macOS)
  • Command palette: Ctrl/Cmd+K (inside sidebar)
  • Customize at chrome://extensions/shortcuts
  
  PERMISSIONS USED
  • tabs — Read tab titles/URLs to display in the sidebar; activate, move, and close tabs on your action.
  • sidePanel — Register and open the side panel UI.
  • favicon — Display website favicons next to tabs.
  • storage — Save your Spaces, Favorites, Folders, Archive, and settings locally.
  
  All four permissions stay on your device. No data is sent to any server.
  
  ═══════════════════════════
  
  GET STARTED IN 10 SECONDS
  1. Install ThisPanel.
  2. Pin the extension icon to your toolbar.
  3. Press Alt+Shift+S (Windows/Linux) or ⌘+Shift+S (macOS).
  4. Start organizing.
  
  Questions or feedback: [email protected]

  Your browser, organized at last.
  
  Too many tabs piling up? ThisPanel is a side panel tab manager built into Chrome — Spaces, Folders,
  Favorites, and an Archive, all without leaving the browser.
  
  Local-first. No account. No cloud. One Space per project — one click to switch.
  
  ═══════════════════════════
  
  SPACES — your tab workspaces, one per context
    • Create up to 3 Spaces (Work, Personal, Research, or anything) on the free plan.
    • Each Space is a separate world: its own Favorites, Folders, and tab list.
    • Switch instantly with the keyboard or the Omnibox. Never lose your place again.
  
  FAVORITES — the tabs you use every day
    • Star up to 16 tabs per Space for one-click access.
    • Adaptive grid, drag-and-drop reorder, custom titles.
  
  FOLDERS — declutter without losing structure
    • Named folders keep related work together — no more tab clutter.
    • Drag tabs in and out. Collapse folders you're not using.
  
  TODAY — what's actually open right now
    • Every open tab in the current window, filtered by Space.
    • Open, activate, close, archive, or move tabs — without touching the tab bar.
    • Native split-view pairs stay grouped in the sidebar.
  
  ARCHIVE — close tabs without losing them
    • Archive tabs you want later. Restore with a single click.
    • Free plan keeps up to 100 archived items.
  
  COMMAND PALETTE — keyboard-first tab control
    • Cmd/Ctrl+K to fuzzy-search tabs, spaces, folders, and actions.
    • Arrow keys + Enter. No mouse required.
  
  OMNIBOX — jump from the address bar
    • Type "thispanel" in the URL bar, press Tab.
    • Jump to a space, a favorite, a tab, or the sidebar instantly.
    • Does not change your default search engine or override the new tab page.
  
  ═══════════════════════════
  
  PRIVACY BY DEFAULT — a local tab manager
    • Local-first. All your workspace data lives in chrome.storage.local on your own device.
    • No account required to use the free plan.
    • No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking pixels.
    • Optional paid plans in the future may add features like cloud sync — always opt-in, never required.
    • Read our full privacy policy: https://thispanel.app/privacy-policy
  
  WHO THIS IS FOR
    • Knowledge workers who live in their browser.
    • Researchers who keep 30+ tabs open across contexts.
    • Developers who manage dozens of tabs across projects, dev tools, and documentation.
    • Anyone who's ever typed "too many tabs" into Google.
  
  ═══════════════════════════
  
  FREE PLAN — NO TRIAL, NO PAYWALL
    • Spaces: up to 3 · Folders per Space: up to 10 · Favorites per Space: up to 16 · Archive: up to
    100
    • All core features included. No trial expiration, no gated features, no strings.
    • Higher limits via an optional paid plan are planned for a future release — always optional.
  
  KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
    • Open sidebar: Alt+Shift+S (Windows/Linux) · Command+Shift+S (macOS)
    • Command palette: Ctrl/Cmd+K (inside sidebar)
    • Customize at chrome://extensions/shortcuts
  
  PERMISSIONS USED
    • tabs — Read tab titles/URLs to display in the sidebar; activate, move, and close tabs on your
    action.
    • sidePanel — Register and open the side panel UI.
    • favicon — Display website favicons next to tabs.
    • search — Forward your in-sidebar search/URL input to your own default search engine. Never
   overrides or changes your search provider.
    • storage — Save your Spaces, Favorites, Folders, Archive, and settings locally.
  
  All five permissions stay on your device. No data is sent to any server.
  
  ═══════════════════════════
  
  GET STARTED IN 10 SECONDS
    1. Install ThisPanel.
    2. Pin the extension icon to your toolbar.
    3. Press Alt+Shift+S (Windows/Linux) or ⌘+Shift+S (macOS).
    4. Start organizing.
  
  Questions or feedback: [email protected]

• May 13, 2026
  short_description

  Tab manager for Chrome's side panel. Organize tabs into Spaces, Favorites, Folders & Archive — no account, all data local.

  Side panel tab manager for Chrome. Organize too many tabs into Spaces, Favorites, Folders & Archive. No account, all local.

• May 13, 2026
  name

  ThisPanel – Tab Manager & Workspaces

  ThisPanel – Side Panel Tab Manager

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Permissions

sidePaneltabsfaviconsearchstorage

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