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100/tab-organizer — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2021-03-01

11JavaScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A Chrome extension that groups your open browser tabs together by website, so tabs from the same site sit next to each other.

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  root((tab-organizer))
    What it does
      Groups tabs by domain
      Preserves group order
      Sorts via shortcut
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Chrome extension
    Use cases
      Clean up messy tab bar
      Find tabs faster
      Reduce browsing clutter
    Audience
      Researchers
      Developers
      Heavy browsers
    Controls
      Ctrl Shift A shortcut
      Options page
      Automatic sorting toggle

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Automatically group dozens of scattered browser tabs by website for easier navigation.

REASON 2

Trigger tab sorting with a keyboard shortcut whenever your tab bar gets messy.

REASON 3

Enable automatic sorting so tabs stay organized as you browse throughout the day.

What's in the stack?

JavaScript

How it stacks up

100/tab-organizerchalarangelo/jsiqledavidkpiano/skylake
Stars111111
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2021-03-012016-10-25
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/53/52/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperdeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Wtf does this do

Tab-Organizer is a Chrome extension that automatically tidies up your browser tabs by grouping them together based on their websites. If you have five tabs open from Twitter, three from Gmail, and two from GitHub scattered randomly across your tab bar, this extension will reorganize them so all the Twitter tabs sit together, followed by all the Gmail tabs, then all the GitHub tabs. It makes your tab bar instantly cleaner and easier to navigate. The extension works by analyzing the web address (URL) of each open tab and moving tabs around so that tabs from the same domain cluster together. It keeps the groups in the order they originally appeared, so if the first Twitter tab you opened was the third tab overall, that group of Twitter tabs will stay in the third position after sorting. You can trigger the organization manually by pressing Ctrl + Shift + A on your keyboard, or set it up to happen automatically whenever you want. This is useful for anyone who ends up with dozens of tabs open across multiple websites. Instead of hunting through a long, jumbled list to find the Gmail tab you need, you know exactly where to look: in the Gmail section. Researchers, designers, developers, and anyone doing heavy browsing, comparing prices across sites, reading multiple articles, or juggling work across different platforms, will find it saves time and reduces mental clutter. The extension even includes an options page where you can customize settings like whether you want automatic sorting enabled. The project is straightforward and focused on solving one problem well: the chaos of a disorganized tab bar. It's built in JavaScript as a standard Chrome extension, and its simplicity is part of its appeal, there's no complicated setup or learning curve.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Help me install the tab-organizer Chrome extension and set it up to sort automatically.
Prompt 2
Explain how tab-organizer decides which tabs belong in the same group.
Prompt 3
Show me how to use the Ctrl+Shift+A shortcut to organize my tabs with this extension.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is tab-organizer?

A Chrome extension that groups your open browser tabs together by website, so tabs from the same site sit next to each other.

What language is tab-organizer written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript.

Is tab-organizer actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2021-03-01).

How hard is tab-organizer to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is tab-organizer for?

Mainly general.

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