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Toolbar Popup — Quick Actions
Click the extension icon in your browser toolbar to open the popup. It gives you the most common controls without leaving the page you're on.
Tabs Manager
Rule: shoppingTabs
Enable or disable all automatic tab grouping. When turned off, existing groups remain but no new grouping happens.
When on, groups are sorted alphabetically after every grouping operation. Ungrouped tabs are pushed to the end.
Shows your current grouping mode (e.g. "Grouped by domain") or active custom rule name (e.g. "Rule: shoppingTabs") at a glance.
Opens the full Settings / Options page in a new tab.
Click "Save" next to any current group to persist it for later use.
Click "Restore" to reopen a previously saved tab group in the current window.
Grouping Modes
Choose how tabs are grouped in Settings → Group by. The active mode is shown in the popup.
| Mode | What it groups by | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Full domain | Exact subdomain | docs.google.com and mail.google.com → separate groups |
| Base domain | Root domain only | docs.google.com and mail.google.com → one "google.com" group |
| Tab title NEW | Full page title | All tabs titled "GitHub – Pull Requests" group together |
| Custom Rules NEW | Your defined conditions | Tabs matching amazon.com + /cart → "Shopping" group (blue) |
Auto-Group, Sort & Collapse
When on, any tab you open is automatically placed into the correct group as soon as it finishes loading. Turn this off if you want to group manually only.
After each grouping run, all groups are sorted A–Z. Ungrouped tabs are moved to the end. Enable in Settings or from the popup toggle.
When on, every group is automatically collapsed (minimized) after it is created or updated. Keeps your tab bar clean. Enable in Settings → Collapse groups after grouping.
When on, pinned tabs are never moved or grouped. Enable in Settings → Ignore pinned tabs.
Custom Rules
NEWCustom Rules let you define exactly which tabs belong in which group. Go to Settings → Group by Custom Rule → Edit Rules.
Click + Add Rule. Give it a name (e.g. "Work mode" or "shoppingTabs").
Each rule can have multiple groups. Set a Group Title (e.g. "Shopping") and pick a Color.
Choose a condition type from the dropdown, type the value, and click + (or press Enter). The condition appears as a chip.
Use the Active Rule dropdown at the top of the editor to choose which rule is applied when grouping runs.
Click Save Rules. Tabs are immediately regrouped using the new rule.
Custom Rules Editor
Match Conditions & Logic
NEW| Type | Matches against | Example values |
|---|---|---|
| host | Tab hostname (no www) | amazon.com, walmart.com |
| URL | Full tab URL | /cart, /checkout, ?tab=order |
| title | Tab page title | Invoice, Dashboard, Order |
| regex NEW | Full tab URL via RegExp | ^https://.*\.docs\.google\.com/ |
If you add both host and title conditions, the tab must satisfy both. All types you add must match.
If you enter "amazon.com, walmart.com" for host, the tab matches if its host contains either value — not both.
Once you add a "host" condition, it disappears from the dropdown. Remove the chip to re-add it with different values.
If you type an invalid regular expression, the field turns red and the chip is not added until the pattern is fixed.
Save & Restore Groups
Tabs must already be in a group (shown under "Current Groups") before you can save them.
Click the "Save" button next to any current group — in the popup or on the options page. The group is saved with its name and color.
Under "Saved Groups", click "Restore". The group is recreated and its tabs are reopened in the current window.
Click "Delete" next to any saved group to remove it from storage.
Options Page
Open via ⚙ Configure in the popup, or right-click the extension icon → Options.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enable grouping | Master switch. Off = no grouping runs, existing groups stay. |
| Group by | Selects the grouping mode. Choosing "Custom Rule" reveals the Edit Rules button. |
| Ignore pinned tabs | Excludes pinned tabs from all grouping operations. |
| Auto-group new tabs | Groups tabs automatically as they finish loading. |
| Sort groups | Sorts groups A–Z after each grouping run. |
| Collapse groups NEW | Collapses all groups automatically after grouping. |
Tips & Gotchas
Switching the "Group by" dropdown (in Settings or the Rules editor) triggers an immediate regroup of all open tabs.
If two rules have the same name (case-insensitive), saving will be blocked. The rule name input turns red on blur if a duplicate is detected.
You can have many saved rules, but only one is applied at a time. Switch the active rule in the Rules editor — the change takes effect immediately.
The full URL including protocol and path is tested — e.g. ^https://github\.com/.*/pull matches all GitHub pull request URLs.
Chrome extension pages, new tab pages, and other browser URLs are automatically excluded from all grouping.
A new group is only created when 2 or more ungrouped tabs share the same grouping key. A lone tab stays ungrouped unless it can be added to an existing group.