tab-home

A personal new-tab dashboard for favorites, open tabs, and browser workflow cleanup.

tab-home replaces the default new tab page with a focused dashboard. It keeps long-term favorites on the left, groups currently open tabs by category or domain, and lets you export/import your local configuration.

Screenshots

Browser Support

Browser	Package	Status
Google Chrome	tab-home-v1.1.2-chrome-edge.zip	Supported
Microsoft Edge	tab-home-v1.1.2-chrome-edge.zip	Supported
Brave / Chromium browsers	tab-home-v1.1.2-chrome-edge.zip	Supported
Mozilla Firefox 109+	tab-home-v1.1.2-firefox.zip	Supported

Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers use the same package. Firefox uses a separate package because it needs a Firefox-safe manifest.

Download

Download the package that matches your browser from the repository:

• Chrome / Edge package
• Firefox package

Or open the latest GitHub release:

Chrome-Tab Releases

Install On Chrome, Edge, Brave, Or Chromium

1. Download tab-home-v1.1.2-chrome-edge.zip.
2. Unzip it to a folder you will keep on your computer.
3. Open your browser's extension page:
   • Chrome: chrome://extensions
   • Edge: edge://extensions
   • Brave: brave://extensions
4. Turn on Developer mode.
5. Click Load unpacked.
6. Select the unzipped extension folder.
7. Open a new tab. tab-home should now replace the default new-tab page.

Important: keep the unzipped folder in place. If you move or delete that folder, the browser cannot load the extension.

Install On Firefox

Temporary local install:

1. Download tab-home-v1.1.2-firefox.zip.
2. Unzip it to a folder.
3. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on.
5. Select the unzipped folder's manifest.json.
6. Open a new tab.

Firefox temporary add-ons are removed when Firefox restarts. For permanent use, the Firefox package needs to be signed through Mozilla Add-ons.

Features

• Favorites panel for long-term websites and tools.
• Open-tab grouping by smart category or by domain.
• Built-in categories for AI tools, development, docs and work, search and research, social, media, shopping, finance, local files, and other tabs.
• Manual category override per website/domain.
• Tab search and collapsible tab groups.
• Configuration import/export for favorites, language, theme, view mode, collapsed groups, and category overrides.
• Light and dark themes.
• Multilingual UI.
• Pixel-style fox extension icon.

Languages

Supported languages:

Language	Code
Chinese	zh
English	en
Spanish	es
Korean	ko
Japanese	ja
Russian	ru
German	de
French	fr

Configuration Backup

Use Import/export in the top-right toolbar, or open the category settings panel.

Export includes:

• favorites
• language
• theme
• open-tab view mode
• collapsed groups
• manual category overrides

Import replaces those local extension settings after confirmation.

Build From Source

Requirements:

• Node.js 18+

Build release folders:

node tools/build-release.mjs

The build script creates:

• dist/tab-home-v1.1.2/chrome-edge
• dist/tab-home-v1.1.2/firefox

Create zip packages:

Compress-Archive -Path dist\tab-home-v1.1.2\chrome-edge\* -DestinationPath dist\tab-home-v1.1.2-chrome-edge.zip
Compress-Archive -Path dist\tab-home-v1.1.2\firefox\* -DestinationPath dist\tab-home-v1.1.2-firefox.zip

v1.1.2 Update Summary

• Improved favorite icon sharpness.
• Added higher-resolution favicon fallback sources.
• Automatically refreshes previously cached low-resolution favorite icons.
• Changed favorite icon rendering from crop-fill to contain-fit to avoid scaling artifacts.

v1.1.1 Update Summary

• Fixed unstable category dropdown behavior inside tab rows.
• Kept tab-row actions visible while the category select is focused.
• Delayed category regrouping until after selection completes, preventing flicker.

v1.1.0 Update Summary

• Added cross-browser support for Chrome, Edge, Chromium browsers, and Firefox.
• Added separate Chrome/Edge and Firefox release packages.
• Added smart category grouping, category/domain view switching, tab search, collapsible groups, and manual category overrides.
• Added configuration import/export.
• Added eight UI languages.
• Replaced the extension icon with a pixel-style fox.
• Replaced README screenshots.

Tech Stack

• JavaScript
• Chrome Extension API / WebExtensions API
• HTML
• CSS

Community

LINUX DO

License

MIT