Tab Timer

About

🕐 Tab Timer — The Smarter Way to Manage Your Tabs
Too many tabs open? We've all been there. Tab Timer puts you in control — set a countdown on any tab, and it closes automatically when time runs out. No more tab hoarding. No more forgotten windows. Just clean, focused browsing.


⚡ HOW IT WORKS
1. Click the Tab Timer icon in your Chrome toolbar
2. All your open tabs appear in a clean, organized list
3. Set hours and minutes for any tab — the preview updates instantly
4. Hit play — the countdown begins
5. Close the popup — timers keep running in the background
6. When the timer hits zero, the tab closes automatically
7. Changed your mind? Check the "Recently Closed" list and reopen with one click


✅ KEY FEATURES
• Custom Countdowns — From 1 minute to 24 hours per tab
• Background Timers — Timers persist even when the popup is closed
• Pause & Resume — Full control over every timer, anytime
• Live Countdown — See remaining time tick down in real-time
• Stats at a Glance — Total open tabs and active timer count always visible
• Visual Highlights — Active timers glow so you can spot them instantly
• Recently Closed — Tabs closed by Tab Timer are listed with one-click reopen
• Session-Aware — The closed tab history resets when you restart Chrome, keeping things tidy
• Dark Theme — Modern, premium UI that's easy on the eyes
• Lightweight — No background bloat, no tracking, no accounts


🎯 WHO IS TAB TIMER FOR?
Students & Researchers
You opened 30 tabs for a project and forgot half of them. Set timers on reference tabs you only need temporarily — they clean themselves up when you're done.

Remote Workers & Professionals
Close Slack, email, and news tabs after your break ends. Stay focused during deep work by giving distracting tabs a ticking clock.

Social Media Users
Give yourself 15 minutes on Twitter, Instagram, or Reddit. When the timer ends, the tab closes — a gentle nudge to get back to what matters.

Developers & Designers
Managing docs, StackOverflow answers, and preview tabs? Keep the ones you need, set short timers on the rest.

Online Shoppers
Comparing deals across 12 tabs? Set a timer so those old comparison tabs don't linger for days.

Job Seekers
Browsing dozens of job listings? Auto-close the ones you've already reviewed to keep your session organized.

Content Creators & Writers
Researching topics across many sources? Set timers to cycle through reference material and prevent tab fatigue.

Parents & Educators
Manage screen time by setting timers on entertainment tabs for kids. When the countdown finishes, the content goes away.

Gamers
Have walkthrough guides and wiki tabs open while gaming? Auto-close them once you're past that level.

Anyone with Tab Overload
If your tab bar is just a row of tiny favicons and you can't read any titles — Tab Timer is for you.


💡 CREATIVE USE CASES YOU DIDN'T THINK OF
• Pomodoro-Style Focus — Open a music tab, set it to 25 minutes. When it closes, that's your cue to take a break.
• Meeting Prep — Open agenda tabs before a meeting, set them to close when the meeting ends.
• Auction & Sale Monitoring — Keep a sale page open for exactly as long as the deal lasts.
• Cooking Timers — Open a recipe tab, set it to close after your cooking time. The tab closing is your kitchen timer.
• Exam Practice — Give yourself timed access to reference material, then let it auto-close to simulate test conditions.
• News Detox — Allow yourself 10 minutes of news in the morning. Timer ensures you don't doom-scroll.
• Language Learning — Open a vocabulary page for 5 minutes, let it close, then test yourself from memory.
• Habit Building — Pair Tab Timer with any daily routine. Open your workout video, set it for your session length, done.


🔒 PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS
Tab Timer values your privacy:

• Zero data collection — nothing is sent anywhere, ever
• No analytics, no tracking pixels, no third-party scripts
• No account required — works completely offline
• All data stays on your device in local browser storage
• Closed tab history is session-only and resets when you restart Chrome

Permissions explained:
  tabs — To list your open tabs and close them when timers expire
  alarms — To keep timers running when the popup is closed
  storage — To save timer state and the recently closed list locally


📬 SUPPORT & FEEDBACK
Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on our GitHub repository. We'd love to hear from you.