Tab Hoarders Friend

A Chrome extension for tab hoarders who open too many tabs and forget about them. It automatically closes inactive tabs after a set time and saves them to bookmarks so you never lose them.

• It has a pixel art Hitler icon because when I recommend that my wife close some of her 100 tabs she looks at me like I'm that dude 0_0

Features

Auto-Close Inactive Tabs

• Tabs are automatically closed after a user-defined time period (1-99 minutes)
• Timer only runs when a tab is not the active tab
• Switching to a tab resets its timer
• Pinned tabs are never affected

Smart Bookmark Saving

• When a tab is auto-closed, its URL is saved to bookmarks
• Bookmarks are organized in folders by date (e.g., "January 28 2026")
• All date folders are stored inside a "TabHoardersFriend" parent folder
• Custom tab names are used as bookmark names if set

Rename Tabs

• Give tabs custom names that will be used as bookmark names
• Rename via the extension popup or right-click context menu
• Useful for giving meaningful names to pages with generic titles

Hoard All Tabs

• One-click button to immediately close and bookmark all non-pinned tabs
• Active tab is never affected
• Great for quickly clearing your tab bar while saving everything

Export to CSV

• Export all your hoarded bookmarks as CSV files
• Each day folder becomes a separate CSV file
• CSV includes title and URL columns
• Easy to import into spreadsheets or other tools

Installation

1. Download or clone this repository
2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top-right)
4. Click "Load unpacked"
5. Select the TabHoardersFriend folder

Usage

Setting the Timer

1. Click the extension icon in the toolbar
2. Use the slider to set the auto-close time (1-99 minutes)
3. Tabs will close after being inactive for this duration

Renaming a Tab

Via Popup:

1. Navigate to the tab you want to rename
2. Click the extension icon
3. Enter a custom name and click "Save"

Via Right-Click:

1. Right-click anywhere on the page
2. Select "Rename Tab (Tab Hoarders Friend)"
3. Enter the new name in the prompt

Protecting Tabs

• Pin important tabs - Pinned tabs are never auto-closed
• Stay on a tab - The active tab's timer is always paused

Hoarding All Tabs

1. Click the extension icon
2. Click "Hoard All Tabs Not Pinned Down"
3. All non-pinned, non-active tabs will be bookmarked and closed

Exporting Bookmarks

1. Click the extension icon
2. Click "Export Hoard as CSV"
3. A CSV file will be downloaded for each day folder

How It Works

1. When you switch away from a tab, a timer starts
2. When you switch back to that tab, the timer resets
3. If the timer expires (tab was inactive for the set duration), the tab is:
   • Saved to bookmarks in a dated folder
   • Closed automatically
4. Pinned tabs and the active tab are always protected

Bookmark Organization

Other Bookmarks/
└── TabHoardersFriend/
    ├── January 27 2026/
    │   ├── Article about cats
    │   ├── Shopping cart - Amazon
    │   └── GitHub - cool project
    ├── January 28 2026/
    │   ├── Recipe for cookies
    │   └── Stack Overflow question
    └── ...

Permissions

• tabs - Monitor tab activity and close tabs
• bookmarks - Save closed tabs to bookmarks
• storage - Save settings and custom tab names
• alarms - Timer functionality for auto-close
• contextMenus - Right-click rename option
• scripting - Show rename prompt on pages
• host_permissions - Required for the rename prompt to work on all sites

Tips

• Set a longer timer (30+ minutes) if you frequently return to tabs
• Set a shorter timer (5-10 minutes) for aggressive tab cleanup
• Pin tabs you're actively working on
• Use custom names for tabs with unhelpful titles
• Export your hoard periodically as a backup

License

GPLv3