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Tab Renamer

Tab Renamer

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Rename and group your Chrome tabs with custom titles and colors — organize your workflow effortlessly.
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Raj Kumar
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Published
Published on July 17, 2025
Version 2.0.0
Manifest version
3
Updated
Updated on July 17, 2025
productivity/workflow
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Description

Core Features

  • Smart Grouping: Use GroupName-TabName pattern to organize tabs
  • Unique Colors: Each group gets a unique color, each tab gets a unique outline
  • Persistent Naming: Tab names survive page reloads and navigation within same domain
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Quick access with Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+R (Mac)
  • Bulk Operations: Restore single tab or all tabs at once
  • Performance Optimized: CPU-friendly with batching and debouncing

🔧 Advanced Features

  • Domain Tracking: Names persist within same domain, reset when switching domains
  • Auto-cleanup: Automatically removes closed tabs from storage
  • Error Handling: Graceful handling of edge cases and browser limitations
  • Visual Feedback: Real-time status updates and error messages

🚀 Usage

Basic Renaming

  1. Open the extension by clicking the icon or pressing Ctrl+Shift+R
  2. Enter your title using the format: GroupName-TabName
  3. Click "Rename Tab" or press Enter

Naming Pattern

GroupName-TabName

Examples:

  • Work-Dashboard → Group: "Work", Tab: "Dashboard"
  • GitHub-Issues → Group: "GitHub", Tab: "Issues"
  • Research-AI-Papers → Group: "Research", Tab: "AI-Papers"

Grouping Behavior

  • Same Group Name: Tabs with the same group name are automatically grouped together
  • Unique Colors: Each group gets a unique color (blue, red, green, etc.)
  • Individual Tab Colors: Each tab within a group gets a unique outline color
  • Visual Distinction: Easy to identify tabs at a glance

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows/Linux) Open Tab Renamer popup
Cmd+Shift+R (Mac) Open Tab Renamer popup
Enter (in popup) Rename current tab

📖 Examples

Example 1: Work Organization

Work-Email       → Group: Work (Blue), Tab: Email (Red outline)
Work-Calendar    → Group: Work (Blue), Tab: Calendar (Green outline)
Work-Documents   → Group: Work (Blue), Tab: Documents (Purple outline)

Example 2: Development Projects

ProjectA-Frontend → Group: ProjectA (Red), Tab: Frontend (Yellow outline)
ProjectA-Backend  → Group: ProjectA (Red), Tab: Backend (Pink outline)
ProjectB-API      → Group: ProjectB (Green), Tab: API (Orange outline)

Example 3: Research

Research-Papers   → Group: Research (Purple), Tab: Papers (Cyan outline)
Research-Notes    → Group: Research (Purple), Tab: Notes (Gold outline)
Research-Tools    → Group: Research (Purple), Tab: Tools (Lime outline)

🔄 Persistence Rules

✅ Names Persist When:

  • Reloading the current page
  • Navigating within the same domain (e.g., github.comgithub.com/issues)
  • Switching between different pages on the same website

❌ Names Reset When:

  • Navigating to a different domain (e.g., github.comgoogle.com)
  • Manually restoring tabs using the extension

Domain Examples

✅ github.com → github.com/user/repo (Same domain, name persists)
✅ docs.google.com → docs.google.com/document/123 (Same domain, name persists)
❌ github.com → stackoverflow.com (Different domain, name resets)
❌ youtube.com → gmail.com (Different domain, name resets)
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