Tab Wrangler

Auto-closes tabs which you haven't used in awhile.

Features:

• The Corral: Stores tabs which have been auto-closed so you can re-open as required.
• Exclude list: Provide the urls or domain names of the sites you never want auto-closed.
• Tab Lock: Pick open tabs to "lock". Locked tabs will not be auto-closed.
• Configurable: Pick how long a tab should be considered ready to close and how many tabs should be open at a minimum.
• Smart: Doesn't autoclose pinned tabs, doesn't close all your tabs, just enough to make your browser usable.

Usage / Installation

• Install the extension
• Click on the icon next to the URL bar.
• Tab Corral
  • Stores tabs which have been auto-closed.
• Tab Lock
  • Selectively lock tabs which you want to stay open
• Options
  • Whitelist certain URLs to never be closed.
  • Set the # of minutes to wait before closing an inactive tab.
  • Set the ideal # of tabs to have in your browser.

Developing

1. Install all dependencies

    npm install
   

2. Build, output, and watch the contents to dist/

    gulp watch
   

3. Open the Extensions page in Chrome via Window > Extensions

4. Click "Load unpacked extension..." and select the dist/ directory created in Step 2

Building for Release

1. Create a .zip to upload to the Chrome Store with the release task

    gulp release
   

Todo:

• Pause the auto-close behavior if the browser has been idle

Creds:

• Modernized by ssorallen in 2017.
• Rewritten by JacobSingh in 2012.
• Original extension and idea by jacktasia in 2010.