One-click solution to initialize your daily workflow with customizable pinned websites in Chrome

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1.0
Update
January 25, 2025
Size
8.07KiB
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3
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Pin Workflow Initializer Extension

# Pin Workflow Initializer

A powerful Chrome extension that helps you instantly organize your workspace by managing pinned tabs across windows with a single click or keyboard shortcut.

## 🎯 Purpose

Perfect for professionals who:

- Need quick access to multiple essential websites daily
- Want to maintain a clean and organized browser workspace
- Prefer a consistent tab layout across browser sessions
- Work with multiple Chrome windows but want centralized tab management

## ✨ Key Features

- **One-Click Initialization**: Instantly set up your workspace via icon click or keyboard shortcut
- **Smart Window Management**: Automatically consolidates all tabs into your active window
- **Customizable Workflow**: Fully configurable list of pinned websites
- **Cross-Device Sync**: Settings sync across all your Chrome instances
- **Clean Slate Start**: Efficiently cleans up existing tabs before initialization
- **Keyboard First**: Quick access via Alt+Shift+C (customizable)

## 🚀 Installation

1. Open Chrome Extensions page (`chrome://extensions/`)
2. Enable \"Developer mode\" in the top right
3. Click \"Load unpacked\" and select the `pin_workflow_initializer` directory

## 💡 Usage

### Quick Start

- **Click Method**: Click the extension icon in your toolbar
- **Keyboard Method**: Press `Alt+Shift+C`

Either method will:

1. Close all other Chrome windows
2. Clean up tabs in your active window
3. Initialize your pinned websites
4. Open a fresh new tab

### Customize Your Workflow

1. Right-click the extension icon
2. Select \"Options\"
3. In the configuration page, you can:
- Add/remove websites
- Reorder websites using arrows
- Save your configuration

### Customize Keyboard Shortcut

1. Visit `chrome://extensions/shortcuts`
2. Find \"Pin Workflow Initializer\"
3. Click the input box next to \"Initialize Workflow\"
4. Press your desired key combination
5. The change saves automatically

## 📌 Default Configuration

The extension comes pre-configured with essential productivity tools:

- Gmail - Email communication
- Google Calendar - Schedule management
- Google Drive - Document access

## 🔧 Technical Details

- Built with Chrome Extension Manifest V3
- Uses Chrome Storage Sync API for settings persistence
- Implements Chrome Commands API for keyboard shortcuts
- Utilizes Chrome Windows and Tabs APIs for window management
- Zero external dependencies

## 💪 Best Practices

- **Window Management**: Always operates from your currently active window
- **Tab Order**: Maintains consistent order of pinned tabs as configured
- **Clean Workspace**: Automatically removes existing tabs to prevent clutter
- **Quick Access**: New tab always opens after pinned tabs for easy navigation

## 🤝 Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!

## 📝 License

[MIT License](LICENSE)

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Sun, Weilin
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Pin Workflow Initializer", "version": "1.0", "description": "One-click solution to initialize your daily workflow with customizable pinned websites in Chrome", "permissions": [ "tabs", "windows", "storage" ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "options_page": "options.html", "commands": { "clear-tabs": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+Shift+C" }, "description": "Initialize pinned workflow" } }, "action": { "default_icon": { "128": "icon128.png" }, "default_title": "Initialize Workflow" }, "icons": { "128": "icon128.png" }} "
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