Omni Search - Spotlight Tab Search & Tab Manager

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 2, 2026
  category

  productivity/workflow

  make_chrome_yours/functionality

• May 28, 2026
  description

  Tired of hunting through dozens of open tabs? Omni Search is a fast tab manager that gives you instant access to everything in your browser with a single keyboard shortcut.
  
  One Search, Everything Found
  
  Press Ctrl+Shift+F (Cmd+Shift+F on Mac) to search across all your open tabs, bookmarks, browsing history, and recently closed tabs — all from one unified interface.
  
    Search Prefixes for Power Users
    - Type normally to search open tabs
    - # for recently closed tabs
    - * for bookmarks
    - @ for history
    - ! to find duplicate tabs
    - % to search page content (opt-in)
  
    Key Features
    • Sort tabs by most recently used — see your active tabs first
    • Instant fuzzy search with smart ranking
    • Search page content across all open tabs (opt-in)
    • Snooze tabs — set reminders to come back later
    • Duplicate tab detection — find and close redundant tabs
    • Tab groups support with color coding
    • Full keyboard navigation — never touch your mouse
    • Copy URLs with one click
    • Restore recently closed tabs instantly
    • Light and dark theme support
  
    Privacy Focused
    Omni Search works entirely locally. No data is sent to external servers. Optional content search requires explicit permission and indexes only on your device.
  
    Keyboard Shortcuts
    - Arrow keys / Tab: Navigate results
    - Enter: Switch to selected tab
    - Ctrl+Backspace: Close selected tab
    - Escape: Close popup
  
    Perfect for researchers, developers, and anyone who needs to manage tabs efficiently.

  Tired of hunting through dozens of open tabs? Omni Search is a fast tab manager that gives you instant access to everything in your browser from a compact popup or a Spotlight-style search overlay.
  
  One Search, Two Fast Ways In
  
  Use the compact popup for quick tab management, or open OmniSearch Spotlight to search without leaving the page you are on. Chrome lets you customize both shortcuts from chrome://extensions/shortcuts, and Omni Search shows the current shortcut status in the popup.
  
  Search Prefixes for Power Users
  
  Type normally to search open tabs
  for recently closed tabs
  for bookmarks
  @ for history
  ! to find duplicate tabs
  ~ to find suspended tabs
  % to search page content (opt-in)
  ^ to find snoozed tabs
  Key Features
  • Spotlight mode — search tabs, bookmarks, history, and more without leaving the current page
  • Sort tabs by most recently used — see your active tabs first
  • Instant fuzzy search with smart ranking
  • Search page content across all open tabs (opt-in)
  • Snooze tabs — set reminders to come back later
  • Duplicate tab detection — find and close redundant tabs
  • Suspended tab search — quickly find unloaded tabs
  • Tab groups support with color coding
  • Full keyboard navigation — never touch your mouse
  • Copy URLs with one click
  • Restore recently closed tabs instantly
  • Light and dark theme support
  
  Privacy Focused
  Omni Search works entirely locally. No data is sent to external servers. Optional content search requires explicit permission and indexes only on your device.
  
  Keyboard Shortcuts
  
  Popup shortcut: shown in the popup footer and configurable in Chrome shortcuts
  Spotlight shortcut: shown in the popup when available, or use Set to configure it
  Arrow keys / Tab: Navigate results
  Enter: Switch to selected tab
  Ctrl+Backspace: Close selected tab
  Escape: Close popup or Spotlight
  Perfect for researchers, developers, and anyone who needs to manage tabs efficiently.

• May 28, 2026
  name

  Omni Search - Tab Manager, Search Tabs, Bookmarks & History

  Omni Search - Spotlight Tab Search & Tab Manager

• May 28, 2026
  permissions

  tabs, tabGroups, scripting, sessions, bookmarks, history, storage, alarms, notifications

  tabs, tabGroups, scripting, activeTab, sessions, bookmarks, history, storage, alarms, notifications

• May 14, 2026
  category

  productivity/tools

  productivity/workflow

Permissions & access

Permissions

tabstabGroupsscriptingactiveTabsessionsbookmarkshistorystoragealarmsnotifications

Host access

None declared

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