cxw42/TabFern

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Google Chrome extension for saving and restoring sets of tabs, and for switching between windows and tabs from a vertical, grouped list.

Stars: 197
Forks: 32
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 141

Dominant language: JavaScript
License: No license data
Last GitHub push: Jan 3, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 15, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: No code of conduct
Beginner labels: good first issue help wanted hacktoberfest
PR merge metrics: No merged PRs in 30d

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141 open issues indexed

Add user option to save window size/position Open

enhancement help wanted request window-management

cxw42/TabFern#5 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add a tea timer Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#7 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Disable gif animation on favicons in the tree Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#20 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add in-extension automatic, scheduled backup Open

enhancement help wanted request

cxw42/TabFern#21 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Import Tabs Outliner data Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#27 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Keyboard shortcuts in the TabFern window Open

cxw42/TabFern#28 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Handle multiple simultaneous instances of the TabFern popup Open

infrastructure long-term

cxw42/TabFern#29 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Fully hierarchical organization (tree outline style) Open

enhancement help wanted request

cxw42/TabFern#34 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Show data in the extension badge Open

enhancement request

cxw42/TabFern#37 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add a test framework Open

infrastructure

cxw42/TabFern#39 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
"Close" options on hamburger menu Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#46 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Ability to add dividers to the list of tabs within a window Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#49 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add functions to bulk-rearrange open tabs Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#50 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Configurable threshold - >n tabs, prompt before opening the window on click Open

enhancement performance request

cxw42/TabFern#51 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Shutting down Windows while Chrome is open causes open tabs to show as "recovered" Open

bug

cxw42/TabFern#55 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Add ways to move a window to the top of the list, and to scroll there Open

enhancement good first issue

cxw42/TabFern#58 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Save the last-visit timestamp, and sort by it Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#63 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Option to open tabs on double click instead of single click Open

enhancement request

cxw42/TabFern#64 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Option to show each tab's memory usage in the TabFern window Open

request

cxw42/TabFern#66 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
More compact design (more text on screen at once) Open

enhancement help wanted request

cxw42/TabFern#67 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Customize tab-links representation Open

request

cxw42/TabFern#69 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
New option: If a window has only one tab, use that tab's favicon as the window's icon Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#74 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Permit fulltext search of the tree (titles, notes, URLs?) Open

enhancement request

cxw42/TabFern#75 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Direct-to-cloud backup; direct-from-cloud restore Open

enhancement request

cxw42/TabFern#76 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Syncing between devices Open

enhancement request

cxw42/TabFern#77 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
The "Leave/Stay" dialog causes inconsistent state Open

bug confirmed

cxw42/TabFern#79 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Saving history of browsing in a tab Open

enhancement request

cxw42/TabFern#81 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
TabFern as a sidebar (TFaaSb?) Open

enhancement help wanted request

cxw42/TabFern#82 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
When restoring a backup, don't add trees that already exist Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#84 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Background-image positioning options Open

enhancement request

cxw42/TabFern#90 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Ability to copy URLs from the tree Open

enhancement good first issue help wanted

cxw42/TabFern#91 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Close TabFern automatically when last browser window closes Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#94 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Have tree-less tab bar replacement view Open

cxw42/TabFern#95 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
"Delete all" when restoring a backup / "Replace from backup" Open

enhancement good first issue

cxw42/TabFern#98 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Create a Firefox Quantum version of TabFern Open

infrastructure long-term request target-firefox

cxw42/TabFern#100 · 46 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
New option to redact titles, notes, favicons without touching the database Open

enhancement good first issue help wanted

cxw42/TabFern#103 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
"Close, remember, and add note" as a single action on open windows Open

enhancement good first issue

cxw42/TabFern#105 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Save-data v2 Open

enhancement long-term poll

cxw42/TabFern#110 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Win10, dual-screen different scale factor: summon doesn't work properly Open

bug confirmed help wanted window-management

cxw42/TabFern#111 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
User-selectable color for the listing of a tab in the tree Open

enhancement good first issue help wanted

cxw42/TabFern#114 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Group tags Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#115 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Focus on hover of a non-focused popup Open

enhancement good first issue hacktoberfest

cxw42/TabFern#116 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Reopened window not associated with tree node after Windows restart Open

triage

cxw42/TabFern#119 · 16 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
New option to move window to the top of the list on restore Open

enhancement good first issue

cxw42/TabFern#120 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Beta channel in the Chrome Web Store? Open

infrastructure long-term poll

cxw42/TabFern#122 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Support Incognito mode Open

enhancement help wanted poll request

cxw42/TabFern#125 · 2 comments · 15 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
TabFern+Great Suspender+Chrome Exit: undesired behaviour when Chrome is reopened Open

bug other extensions

cxw42/TabFern#126 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Deleting last tab in a saved window: delete the window, too? Open

enhancement poll

cxw42/TabFern#130 · 0 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
Function to do string replacements on saved URLs in the tree Open

enhancement

cxw42/TabFern#132 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 15, 2026
How to get rid of Chrome link preview (if you want) Open

enhancement good first issue

cxw42/TabFern#133 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 15, 2026

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