Tab Sidebar

A clean vertical tab manager with groups, saved sessions, and export/import.

As of June 2026, Tab Sidebar has 10 users in the Productivity category.

Usersup 42.9 percent+42.9%
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Version
0.7.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 3 version updates.

History

7 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 18, 2026.

12.727.52.2799999999999994Apr 18, 2026Jun 8, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 18, 202670.4.0
May 3, 202650.5.0
May 9, 202630.6.0
May 20, 202670.6.0
May 26, 202690.6.0
Jun 2, 202690.7.0
Jun 8, 2026120.7.0
Now100.7.0

Changelog

  • May 26, 2026
    description
    Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar.
    
    FEATURES:
    
    New:
    Version 0.6.0 - Improved group borders. Favicons added to groups.
    
    → Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
    → Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
    → Search and filter across all open tabs
    → Save individual groups to restore later
    → Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
    → Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
    → Drag to reorder tabs and groups
    → Dark and light themes
    → Customizable background and group colors
    Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar or popout window.
    
    FEATURES:
    
    New:
    Version 0.7.0 - Added Popout option. Tabs can appear in their own Chrome window
    
    → Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
    → Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
    → Search and filter across all open tabs
    → Save individual groups to restore later
    → Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
    → Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
    → Drag to reorder tabs and groups
    → Dark and light themes
    → Customizable background and group colors
  • May 3, 2026
    description
    Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar — the way vertical tabs should work.
    
    No tree-style nesting that truncates your tab names. No cluttered UI. Just your tabs, organized into collapsible groups with full titles visible at a glance.
    
    FEATURES:
    
    New:
    Version 0.5.0 - Improved group colors. Group headers slightly thinner.
    
    → Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
    → Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
    → Search and filter across all open tabs
    → Save individual groups to restore later
    → Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
    → Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
    → Drag to reorder tabs and groups
    → Dark and light themes
    → Customizable background and group colors
    Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar.
    
    FEATURES:
    
    New:
    Version 0.6.0 - Improved group borders. Favicons added to groups.
    
    → Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
    → Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
    → Search and filter across all open tabs
    → Save individual groups to restore later
    → Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
    → Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
    → Drag to reorder tabs and groups
    → Dark and light themes
    → Customizable background and group colors
  • Apr 25, 2026
    description
    Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar — the way vertical tabs should work.
    
    No tree-style nesting that truncates your tab names. No cluttered UI. Just your tabs, organized into collapsible groups with full titles visible at a glance.
    
    FEATURES
    Version 0.5.0 - Improved group colors
    
    → Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
    → Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
    → Search and filter across all open tabs
    → Save individual groups to restore later
    → Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
    → Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
    → Drag to reorder tabs and groups
    → Dark and light themes
    → Customizable background color
    Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar — the way vertical tabs should work.
    
    No tree-style nesting that truncates your tab names. No cluttered UI. Just your tabs, organized into collapsible groups with full titles visible at a glance.
    
    FEATURES:
    
    New:
    Version 0.5.0 - Improved group colors. Group headers slightly thinner.
    
    → Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
    → Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
    → Search and filter across all open tabs
    → Save individual groups to restore later
    → Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
    → Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
    → Drag to reorder tabs and groups
    → Dark and light themes
    → Customizable background and group colors
  • Apr 18, 2026
    description
    Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar — the way vertical tabs should work.
    
    No tree-style nesting that truncates your tab names. No cluttered UI. Just your tabs, organized into collapsible groups with full titles visible at a glance.
    
    FEATURES
    
    → Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
    → Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
    → Search and filter across all open tabs
    → Save individual groups to restore later
    → Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
    → Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
    → Drag to reorder tabs and groups
    → Dark and light themes
    → Customizable background color
    Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar — the way vertical tabs should work.
    
    No tree-style nesting that truncates your tab names. No cluttered UI. Just your tabs, organized into collapsible groups with full titles visible at a glance.
    
    FEATURES
    Version 0.5.0 - Improved group colors
    
    → Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
    → Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
    → Search and filter across all open tabs
    → Save individual groups to restore later
    → Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
    → Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
    → Drag to reorder tabs and groups
    → Dark and light themes
    → Customizable background color

Permissions & access

Permissions
tabstabGroupsstoragesidePanelfavicon
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

Tab Sidebar puts your tabs in a clean, readable sidebar or popout window.

FEATURES:

New:
Version 0.7.0 - Added Popout option. Tabs can appear in their own Chrome window

→ Vertical tab list with favicons and full tab names
→ Collapsible tab groups that sync with Chrome's native groups
→ Search and filter across all open tabs
→ Save individual groups to restore later
→ Save entire sessions (all groups and tabs at once)
→ Export and import groups or sessions as .json files — share with any Chrome user
→ Drag to reorder tabs and groups
→ Dark and light themes
→ Customizable background and group colors

Technical

Version
0.7.0
Manifest
V3
Size
38.34KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
ncmmfpedckmfmpapcfbfcdmdjccfnooi
Developer ID
u58b14f6a0a2627f82bcd8af60cb51290
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Mar 11, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 25, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 8, 2026
Website
Support URL

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