Local suggestions for overloaded Chrome sessions

TabBoy

Make sense of crowded windows without sending tab data to a hosted product. TabBoy scans locally, turns the chaos into reviewable suggestions, then lets you decide what to group, deduplicate, save for later, restore, or leave alone.

Chrome Web Store listing coming at public launch

How it works

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  1. 1 Scan locally
  2. 2 Review suggestions
  3. 3 Approve actions
  4. 4 Save & restore context
Reviewable suggestions after local scan
Overloaded sessionRule suggestions ready
BeforeEverything stays open.Two crowded windows, repeated links, no safe tab to close.
Two crowded Chrome windows with many tiny open tabs, showing a browser session that has become hard to read.
AfterReviewable cleanup queue.Group, deduplicate, save for later, then restore when needed.TabBoy dashboard showing duplicate tabs expanded with pending rule-based cleanup suggestions.

From “I can’t close this” to choices you can approve.TabBoy applies only the browser actions you approve.

01Save without losing02Sort by rules03Restore the context

What it does

Local tab control without hidden automation.

Scan locally

Read Chrome windows, tabs, and tab groups on device, then persist only local scan metadata.

Review suggestions

Rule-based duplicate, grouping, move, and save-for-later suggestions stay pending until approved.

Restore work

Saved groups and full collections can be restored into the current window or a new one with tab groups preserved.

Trust signals

Everything is visible before TabBoy changes Chrome.

Clear install path

Install from the Chrome Web Store, inspect releases, or build the extension locally.

Local by default

No account, no backend, no telemetry, and diagnostic exports stay user-controlled.

Review first

Suggestions stay pending until approved, and destructive actions ask again.

Open roadmap

Bugs, ideas, rule presets, changelog, and quality gates live in the repository.

Collections in context

Your tabs are projects, not clutter.

Connect related work, clear your reading backlog with instant local summaries, and sort bookmarks by topic without cloud lock-in.

Related collections

Link windows and collections that belong to the same project as a focused, readable list.

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Summarized reading queue

Save tabs for later with reading statuses and fast extractive summaries generated locally on device.

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Themed bookmarks

Organize Chrome bookmarks into topic-based sets using local keyword clustering.

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Roadmap V2

AI is optional: local-first, always user in control.

TabBoy Pro and BYOK features build on V1’s local foundation without taking away your control.

100% Local V1 Core

No backend, no telemetry, and no mandatory AI account. Local rules handle scans and suggestions on device.

Bring Your Own Key

Optional BYOK or hosted TabBoy Pro to suggest group names and draft rules. Free from required subscriptions.

Schema Validated & Approved

AI suggestions must pass the exact same Zod schema validation as user rules. AI never mutates browser state directly.

Workflow

Scan. Decide. Apply.

  1. ScanTabBoy computes a fresh local snapshot.
  2. PreviewThe dashboard explains suggestions before anything changes.
  3. ApproveDestructive actions ask for explicit confirmation.
  4. RecoverExport/import backups and restore saved workspaces later.

Comparison

How TabBoy Compares to Other Tab Managers

Wondering how TabBoy differs from Workona, Toby, Session Buddy, or OneTab? Explore our objective, dated feature, privacy, and architecture comparison matrix.

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Surface map

The extension keeps each recovery path separate.

These are the product areas TabBoy separates so review, restore, and rule work stay clear.

TabBoy popup showing a calm workspace mood, 12 tabs, 2 windows, and an up-to-date scan state.01 · Popup scan state
Popup with scan freshness and next step.
Dashboard suggestions panel with duplicate tabs expanded and several pending rule-based suggestions.02 · Dashboard suggestions
Review queue with safe apply actions.
Saved groups panel showing a docs group and a communication follow-up saved for later.03 · Saved groups

Save-for-later contexts separated from full collections.

Collections panel showing a V1 release review workspace with selectable tabs and restore controls.04 · Collections
Readable collections and restore controls.
Rule management panel with default rule templates, enabled presets, and a custom TabBoy release prep rule.05 · Rules

Validated JSON rule authoring and default presets.

Backup and storage panel with local JSON export and import controls plus diagnostic export review controls.06 · Backup import

Export and import controls sit beside the diagnostic export review.

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Open source

Bugs, ideas, rules, and release notes belong in the open.

Bugs and rule proposals use GitHub Issue Forms. GitHub Discussions will open with the public launch.

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GitHub Discussions coming at public launch

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