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Planned controls let you protect chosen tabs and sites. Active and pinned tabs are intended to be protected by default.
Planned Chrome desktop extension
TabShrink
Less tab clutter. More room to focus.
A planned workspace for protecting important tabs, unloading idle ones and deliberately archiving links to revisit later.
The idea behind TabShrink
Less tab clutter. More room to focus.
TabShrink is being designed as a local-first tab and workspace manager for desktop Chrome. The foundation is defined; implementation has not started. Its intended workflow is protect, discard, archive and restore, with a clear explanation of what each action preserves.
Who it is for
For researchers, students, developers and anyone whose browser fills up with several projects at once.
What we are exploring
Your tabs, with a little more intention.
Planned capabilities under development. These are not a released feature set.
Unload without losing the tab
Planned manual discard unloads an eligible tab while keeping its entry in the tab strip. Opening it again reloads the page.
Archive deliberately
The planned archive flow saves and verifies a local record of selected links before closing those tabs, with explicit user confirmation.
Find a workspace again
A planned library will help you search saved titles and links, organise workspaces and restore individual tabs or a selection.
Keep the core local
The initial design calls for local storage, no mandatory account and no analytics or remote service in the core workflow.
Make a backup
Validated JSON import and export are planned so users can keep a separate copy of saved workspace records.
The intended workflow
A few thoughtful steps.
Protect
Mark the tabs and sites that should be left alone.
Discard or archive
Choose between unloading a tab and saving its link before closing it.
Return to your workspace
Reload a discarded tab or reopen archived links when you need them.
Know the scope
What to expect at this stage.
Archived links are intended to reopen webpages, not reproduce unsaved forms, live calls or every detail of a page session. Memory savings have not been measured. Automatic discard is planned to be opt-in; automatic archiving is not the default.
In development
Ask about TabShrinkPricing: To be announced
TabShrink is not available to purchase on this website. We will publish availability, supported features and final terms before launch.
Before you get started
Questions about TabShrink?
Can I install TabShrink today?
Not yet. TabShrink is at the design stage and implementation has not started.
What is the difference between discard and archive?
Discard unloads a page but leaves its tab visible. The planned archive action saves link and workspace metadata before closing selected tabs. Both can lose transient webpage state.
Will it save all my unsaved work?
No. Saved links do not preserve arbitrary unsaved form entries, live calls, or full application state. Save your work before unloading or closing a page.
How much memory will it save?
There are no TabShrink benchmark results yet. Any future performance claims will need measurements; no percentage saving is promised.
Will it work on mobile?
The initial design targets desktop Chrome. Mobile support and cross-device sync are outside the initial scope.