TabFlow

A beautiful Cover Flow-style 3D tab switcher for Chrome Navigate, search, group, and close tabs visually — keyboard-first, no screenshots, full-page carousel.

Watch the demo:

Features

• 3D Cover Flow carousel — full-page, animated tab overview
• Keyboard-first navigation — arrow keys, search (/), Enter to switch, Esc to close
• Tab Groups — shown as stacked cards with floating favicons; ↓/↑ to drill in/out
• Drag to close — swipe card sideways + poof animation
• Undo close — ⌘Z restores recently closed tabs
• Live search — filter by title or domain, scoped to current group
• Centered active tab — opens with your current tab in focus
• Favicon cards — clean look using Google's favicon service

Installation

Easiest way — install directly from the Chrome Web Store:

→ Add to Chrome ←

For development / sideloading:

1. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/renjith100/tab-flow.git

2. Open Chrome → go to chrome://extensions/

3. Enable Developer mode (top right)

4. Click Load unpacked → select the cloned folder

5. (Optional) Generate icons if needed: open icons/generate.html in Chrome

Default shortcut: ⌘⇧. (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+. (Windows/Linux) You can change it in chrome://extensions/shortcuts

How It Works

See how-it-works.md for UI/keyboard details and architecture notes.

Permissions Explained

tabs, windows, sessions, tabGroups — only what's needed to read/manage tabs, groups, and undo closes. No network, storage, or host permissions.

Privacy

No data collected or sent anywhere. See PRIVACY.md.

Contributing

Early stage — welcome issues, feature requests, PRs!

Ideas: dark mode, thumbnail previews (if permissions allow), sort options, better animations.

License

MIT © Renjith Abraham

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