One button click to save your current tab session offline for later restoring.

Latest Version

Version
1.2
Update
December 20, 2019
Size
43.49KiB
Developer
noahyamamoto.com
Category
Users
443
Rating
3 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
Tabs
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Tab Saver Extension

Tab Saver provides a friendly little button that, upon pressing, will close and save all your open tabs to local storage for easy restoring later.

Features include:
- Up to 95% memory reduction by saving your tab session for later.
- Can be used as an alternative to extensions like Panic Button and OneTab.
- Simple and colorful tab preview page that randomly generates a new background every time.
- Gathers absolutely zero information on you and is completely open source (https://github.com/Egrodo/tab-saver-chrome-extension)
- Super small extension, doesn't run in the background when not used, doesn't add any bloat to your browser

More features will be added as I think of them, suggestions welcome!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Tab Saver", "description": "One button click to save your current tab session offline for later restoring.", "version": "1.2", "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icon-64.png", "default_title": "Tab Saver" }, "icons": { "16": "icon-16.png", "32": "icon-32.png", "64": "icon-64.png", "128": "icon-128.png" }, "background": { "scripts": ["js/background.js"] }, "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self'", "permissions": ["storage", "tabs"]}
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How to download and manually install Tab Saver extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Tab Saver extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Tab Saver extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Tab Saver extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Tab Saver extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Tab Saver extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Tab Saver Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Tab Saver extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Tab Saver extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Tab Saver extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Tab Saver extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Tab Saver extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Tab Saver extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Tab Saver extension file

Select and download the Tab Saver extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Tab Saver extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Tab Saver extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Tab Saver extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Tab Saver extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Ashkan (ID: 0000007134f27dd4) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/14/2022 It doesn't work in incognito

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Xalomon (ID: 000000fce49f3da0) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/25/2022 When I try this with many tabs opened and Recently Closed (a native option of Chrome) everything works as expected (there's an option in the History Menu that allows me to recover all those tabs at once.) When using this extension it's terrible as all those tabs try to be loaded in the RAM at once, making the browser and the system hang. Plus, it closes the tabs one by one overwriting the Recently Closed ones, making the tabs effectively lost :(

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Dealo M (ID: 000000ce72a8c6bc) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/04/2019 This app literally saved my life. I owe my life to you Noah. Thank you.