Aflo - Automatic Flows for Browser Tabs

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Aflo: Intelligent Tab Automation, Redefining Browser Efficiency!

Still losing your way in that crowded, chaotic tab bar at the top of your browser? Aflo revolutionizes Chrome browsing by leveraging intelligent automation to deliver an unprecedented, efficient, and organized tab management experience!

1. Product Overview

Aflo is an innovative Chrome browser tab automation tool. It works silently to automatically organize your chaotic tabs, grouping them by domain and cleaning up inactive ones. With intelligent grouping, powerful organization tools, and instantly accessible features, Aflo is the ultimate assistant for enhancing your browsing efficiency, maintaining focus, and unleashing your browser's full potential.

2. Core Advantages (Why Aflo?)

a. Eliminate Visual Chaos, Browse with Focus:

Say goodbye to overcrowded tab bars! Aflo automatically organizes your tabs, keeping your workspace clean and structured without requiring you to manually sort them.
Clean and Refreshed Browsing Area: By grouping related tabs instantly, Aflo reduces clutter, allowing you to focus solely on your content and enjoy a pure browsing experience.
b. Intelligent Auto-Grouping for Structured Management:

Smart Categorization by Domain: Aflo's core advantage! The extension automatically groups multiple tabs from the same website into its domain-specific native Tab Group (e.g., all open Zhihu questions automatically go into the "Zhihu" group). Instantly organizes chaos and centralizes related resources.
Group Expand/Collapse: Easily expand group contents with a single click or collapse them to save space. Swiftly switch between projects or topics without mental effort to remember tab locations.
c. Pin Critical Information with One Click, Never Lose It:

Essential Tabs, Guarded: For your most crucial tabs (like admin interfaces, core reference materials, or to-do lists), use the "Pin tab" feature. Keep them permanently visible on the left side of your tab bar - ensuring they are never accidentally closed or lost.
d. Eliminate Tab Bloat with Scheduled Archiving:

Automated Tab Organization Magic: Set a "Scheduled Archiving" (auto-close) time. Aflo efficiently closes inactive "sleeping" tabs, clearing browser memory burden and boosting performance. No more worrying about background tab buildup.
Customizable Durations: Set archiving intervals (e.g., 1hr, 3hrs, 24hrs) according to your workflow and habits for personalized management.
e. Efficient Operations at Your Fingertips:

Quick Access: Easily manage your tabs through the extension popup.
Effortless URL Copy: No more hunting through menus. Instantly copy the current tab's URL directly from the Aflo popup with one click.
Innovative QR Preview: Need to quickly send an open webpage to your phone? Aflo offers one-click "Preview QR Code" functionality! Scan to get the link instantly - breaking device barriers with zero-delay transfer.

3. Core Feature Summary

Automated Tab Management: Hands-free organization running in the background
Auto-Grouping by Domain: Intelligent tab organization into website-specific groups
Group Expand/Collapse: Effortlessly control information density
Pin Essential Tabs: Ensure critical information never gets buried
Scheduled Archiving (Auto-Close): Automatically clear inactive tabs to optimize performance
One-Click URL Copy: Instant link copying for seamless sharing
Current Tab QR Preview: Swift mobile transfer for desktop webpages
Intuitive Interface: Clean design with logical operation flow

4. Who Needs Aflo?

Researchers/Academics: Ideal for managing numerous reference materials automatically
Information Gatherers/Content Creators: Efficiently organize source materials and inspiration without manual sorting
Project Managers & Developers: Automatically group related project docs and debug pages
Productivity Enthusiasts: Anyone tired of default browser tab chaos wanting workflow enhancement
Multitaskers & Heavy Tab Users: Essential for managing information overload with zero effort

5. Easy Installation & Usage

Search for "Aflo" in the Chrome Web Store
Click "Add to Chrome"
Click the Extensions icon (puzzle piece) in Chrome's top-right corner and Pin Aflo to your toolbar for easy access.
Once installed, your tabs will be automatically grouped by domain - start enjoying efficient management immediately!
Click the Aflo icon to access settings and quick actions (QR Code, Copy URL, etc.).

Changelog:
[0.4.0] - 2026-02-03
New Features
- **Sidebar Panel**: Brand new sidebar panel for more convenient tab management
  - Sidebar opens when clicking extension icon
  - Optimized sidebar layout and interaction experience
  - Improved version display and top fixed area
- **Appearance Settings**: Brand new appearance settings panel
  - Color mode selection (light/dark/follow system)
  - Tab size configuration options
  - Integrated into options menu for easy access
- **Icon Library Update**: Added sidebar icon to icon font library
  - Updated iconfont font files (TTF, WOFF, WOFF2)
  - Added icon preview and demo pages
Improvements
- **User Experience Optimization**:
  - Refactored popup component to simplify tab retrieval logic
  - Optimized sidebar styling for better visual consistency
  - Adjusted theme colors for improved readability and visibility
  - Improved options page menu structure
- **Architecture Optimization**:
  - Removed unused tab info retrieval logic
  - Cleaned up unused enum values
  - Re-enabled sidebar build configuration
  - Simplified guide steps component code
- **Permission Management**: Enabled sidebar-related permissions for new features
Technical Improvements
- Updated manifest configuration to support sidebar functionality
- Improved main process (background/main.ts) sidebar startup logic
- Optimized constant definitions and enum management

[0.3.7] - 2026-01-28
New Features
- **Archive Logging System**: Comprehensive archive operation logging and management system
  - Detailed archive operation logging (auto-archive, manual-archive, batch-archive)
  - Archive history viewing and management interface
  - Archive operation statistics and analysis
  - Debug mode support for troubleshooting
- **Archive History Data Management**: 
  - Configurable archive history data retention period (default 30 days)
  - Automatic cleanup of expired archive history data
  - Manual cleanup functionality
- **Storage Management Optimization**:
  - Improved storage usage calculation and display
  - Smart storage quota management
  - Storage cleanup recommendations and automatic cleanup
- **User Guide System**:
  - Added new user guidance for archive logging features
  - Detailed feature introduction and usage guides

### Fixes
- Fixed storage usage display showing 0 issue
- Fixed archive history type filtering compatibility with historical data
- Fixed StorageQuotaService getBytesInUse API compatibility issue
- Fixed Vue component invalid prefix property warnings
Improvements
- **User Experience Optimization**:
  - Removed all console logs from background and content scripts to avoid cluttering user console
  - Improved accurate storage usage calculation and display
  - Enhanced archive history interface search and filtering functionality
- **Performance Optimization**:
  - Implemented scheduled cleanup mechanism for automatic storage management
  - Optimized service startup and error handling logic
- **Interface Improvements**:
  - Archive history interface supports operation type tag display
  - Improved statistics information display
  - Better error state handling and user feedback
Technical Improvements
- Added ArchiveHistoryService for archive history data management
- Improved StorageQuotaService storage calculation logic
- Optimized error recovery and health check mechanisms
- Comprehensive TypeScript type definitions and error handling

[0.3.5] - 2026-01-27
New Features
- Dark mode support and system theme detection
- Archive notification feature
- Open options page feature
Fixes
- Options and popup page dark mode adaptation
- Menu component theme property