Contextual Tab Closer

About

Contextual Tab Closer helps you manage temporary tabs opened during focused tasks without affecting your existing workspace.

🎯 THE PROBLEM
You open 10+ tabs while debugging, researching, or shopping. When done, you want to close ONLY those new tabs - not your email, docs, or other work tabs. Manual closing is tedious and error-prone.

✨ THE SOLUTION
1. Click the extension → Start Task
2. Open as many tabs as you need for your task
3. When done, click again → Review and close all task tabs

🔥 KEY FEATURES
• Task-Based Tracking: Track tabs from the moment you start, not based on arbitrary timers
• Preview Before Closing: See exactly which tabs will be closed with titles and URLs
• Smart Badge: Visual feedback shows tab count with color-coded warnings
• Persistent State: Survives browser restarts - pick up where you left off
• Privacy First: No data collection, no network requests, all local
• Zero Configuration: Works immediately, no setup required

💡 PERFECT FOR
• Developers debugging issues (Stack Overflow, GitHub, docs)
• Researchers gathering information (articles, papers, references)
• Online shoppers comparing products (multiple store tabs)
• Students working on assignments (research materials)

🎨 HOW IT WORKS
The extension tracks ONLY tabs opened AFTER you start a task. Your pre-existing tabs are never touched. It's like a temporary workspace that disappears when you're done.

📊 VISUAL FEEDBACK
• Badge shows "ON" when tracking starts (green)
• Badge shows tab count: Blue (1-9), Orange (10-19), Red (20+)
• Hover tooltip shows count and next action

🔒 PRIVACY & SECURITY
• No data collection or telemetry
• No external network requests
• All data stored locally on your device
• Minimal permissions (tabs, storage only)
• Open source (link in support)

⚡ LIGHTWEIGHT
• Under 100KB total size
• No performance impact
• Instant operations (<100ms)
• Clean, modern interface

🆚 VS OTHER TAB MANAGERS
Unlike session managers (Toby, Workona), we don't save tabs - we discard them. Unlike auto-cleaners (Tab Wrangler), we use manual task boundaries, not timers. Unlike utilities (Close Other Tabs), we track ONLY new tabs, not everything.

🎓 USE CASES
1. **Developer Workflow**: Start task → Open SO/GitHub tabs → Fix bug → Close all research tabs
2. **Shopping**: Start task → Compare 15 products → Make decision → Clean up
3. **Research**: Start task → Open 20 articles → Take notes → Close everything
4. **Meeting Prep**: Start task → Open docs/slides → Finish meeting → Clear tabs

⌨️ COMING SOON
• Multi-window support
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Task statistics
• Tab exclusion (manually uncheck tabs)

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Made with ❤️ for people who love clean browser tabs