The ORIGINAL Tab Resize. Split Screen made easy. Resize the CURRENT tab and tabs to the RIGHT into layouts on separate windows.

Latest Version

Version
3.0.1
Update
June 11, 2024
Size
267KiB
Developer
Category
Users
1,000,000+
Rating
4.3204 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
See more
Permissions
Tabs
System.display
Storage
Favicon
See more

Tab Resize - split screen layouts Extension

For a more easily readable description please visit:


https://github.com/peterdotjs/tab-resize



*****
Version 3.0.0
--------------------------
Manifest V3 support added. Major extension overhaul to support manifest guidelines with minimum product changes.

Version 2.3.0
--------------------------
Added default shortcut keys for:
Ctrl + Shift + Z: Undo Last Resize
Ctrl + Shift + 1: 1x1 Resize
Ctrl + Shift + 2: 1x2 Resize
Ctrl + Shift + 4: 2x2 Resize

Can still be changed through shortcut key menu.

Version 2.2.0
--------------------------
Added support for shortcut keys and scaled split screen layouts.

Version 2.1.1
--------------------------
HIGHLIGHTED TABS NOW CAN BE RESIZED (not only tabs to the right) - when 2 or more tabs are highlighted, only these tabs will be considered for resize. In Chrome, you can select multiple tabs by clicking on tabs while holding down the Ctrl (Command for Mac) key or select a range of tabs by holding down the Shift key and clicking.

Version 2.1
--------------------------
Added support for multiple monitors, left and right alignment, empty tab mode, drag and drop to rearrange layouts and highlighted tab mode. Fully supports Windows, Mac and Linux OS.
*****

@everyone that's liked it, thanks a lot for the support! I'm really glad you guys found it useful. You're pretty much the motivation continuing to build and improve the extension. =)

This extension will not resize within the same tab (multiple panes with only ONE url bar). Other Chrome extensions with multiple panes in one tab have security limitations (i.e. you can't see any https site like Gmail or Facebook). With these types of extensions you also won't be able to access any of your favorite extensions on the individual panes. Tab Resize has none of the limitations listed previously because it splits tabs into separate windows.

Thanks for checking it out! =)

Cheers,
Peter


Video DEMO
----------------------
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFHl98nAV04

If you like it please rate it and if you have any feature requests, questions or bugs you file it here:
https://github.com/peterdotjs/tab-resize/issues?state=open



What
--------
✓A simple extension designed to provide ease in resizing your tabs. A set of default layouts are provided but you can add and remove from the list of layouts to fit your needs. With multiple monitor support you can move windows from one screen to the next with ease.

✓Has the functionality of Tab Scissors and much much more!

Why
-------
✓Manually resizing windows is no fun.

✓You have a very large monitors and have more pixels than you know what do with.

✓Quick side by side comparisons.

How it works
-------------------
✓The selected/highlighted tab along with all tabs to the right of it will be considered. Whether you have more or less tabs than are needed the extension will resize only the available tabs.

✓Undo button will undo the previous layout resize. You can only perform undo once at any time.

✓In 'single tab' mode, only the selected/highlighted tab will considered. Only the current window/tab will change in size, all other tabs to the right will be ignored.

✓In 'empty tab' mode, new windows with empty tabs will be created if there are not enough tabs to fill your selected layout.

✓You can select left or right alignment for your resize

✓You can create your own custom layouts within reason and reset to default configurations if desired. Layouts are sorted most recently created on top right.

✓Click and hold on any layout and drag to rearrange order to your liking

✓Highlighted tabs now can be resized - when 2 or more tabs are highlighted, only these tabs will be considered for resize. Credit goes to F.C. for the idea. In Chrome, you can select multiple tabs by clicking on tabs while holding down the Ctrl (Command for Mac) key or select a range of tabs by holding down the Shift key and clicking.

Additional Notes
------------------------
Only tab/window id info is being used; browsing activity is not. Tabs and browsing activity access are bundled together. \"tabs\" permissions is one of the least invasive permissions that are available. Browsing activity you should note is NOT the same as Browsing History. \"Browsing activity\" means the current tabs that are open not your previously closed tabs. This permission is required because this extension needs to manipulate and move tabs around (an essential feature of this extension) If you feel uncomfortable with this basic permission please don't install it. Giving it a bad review because you don't understand or like the permissions doesn't do anything productive. All my code is open sourced on github (https://github.com/peterdotjs/tab-resize) so feel free to look at how I'm using this permission.

It's good to be informed and understand the permissions of any extension you install. For more chrome permission information go here: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/declare_permissions

Anonymous usage tracking (# clicks on the different resize options) is used to improve the extension and user experience. You can opt out in the options menu.
Read more

Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Tab Resize - split screen layouts", "short_name": "Tab Resize", "version": "3.0.1", "manifest_version": 3, "minimum_chrome_version": "104", "description": "The ORIGINAL Tab Resize. Split Screen made easy. Resize the CURRENT tab and tabs to the RIGHT into layouts on separate windows.", "action": { "default_icon": "images/icons/icon128.png", "default_popup": "index.html", "default_title": "Tab Resize split screen layouts" }, "icons": { "16": "images/icons/icon16.png", "48": "images/icons/icon48.png", "128": "images/icons/icon128.png" }, "permissions": ["tabs", "system.display", "storage","favicon"], "web_accessible_resources": [{ "resources": ["_favicon/*"], "matches": [""], "extension_ids": ["*"] }], "background": { "service_worker": "js/background.js", "type": "module" }, "offline_enabled": true, "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "default-src 'self'" }, "options_page": "options.html", "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "browser_style": true }, "commands": { "tab-resize-0-undo": { "description": "Undo previous resize", "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+Z", "mac": "MacCtrl+Shift+Z" } }, "tab-resize-1-1": { "description": "Resize 1x1 layout", "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+1", "mac": "MacCtrl+Shift+1" } }, "tab-resize-1-2": { "description": "Resize 1x2 layout", "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+2", "mac": "MacCtrl+Shift+2" } }, "tab-resize-2-1": { "description": "Resize 2x1 layout" }, "tab-resize-2-2": { "description": "Resize 2x2 layout", "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+4", "mac": "MacCtrl+Shift+4" } }, "tab-resize-1-3": { "description": "Resize 1x3 layout" }, "tab-resize-3-1": { "description": "Resize 3x1 layout" }, "tab-resize-6-4-scale-horizontal": { "description": "Resize 6:4 layout" }, "tab-resize-6-4-scale-vertical": { "description": "Resize 6:4 vertical layout" }, "tab-resize-7-3-scale-horizontal": { "description": "Resize 7:3 layout" }, "tab-resize-7-3-scale-vertical": { "description": "Resize 7:3 vertical layout" } } }
Read more

How to download and manually install Tab Resize - split screen layouts extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Tab Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Tab Resize - split screen layouts extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Tab Resize - split screen layouts extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Tab Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Tab Resize - split screen layouts extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Tab Resize - split screen layouts extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Tab Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Tab Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts extension file

Select and download the Tab Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts 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 Resize - split screen layouts extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

Similar Extensions

icon

Split Screen for Google Chrome Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 326 ★ 471KiB

icon

Tile Tabs WE Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 105 ★ 69.73KiB

icon

Extensity Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 1679 ★ 171KiB

icon

Tab Split Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 2 ★ 143KiB

icon

Tab Glue Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 52 ★ 10.56KiB

icon

Tabli Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 535 ★ 3.07MiB

icon

Tabs Outliner Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 3291 ★ 1.49MiB

icon

Easy Window Resize Extension · Developer Tools 1,000,000+ 37 ★ 46.42KiB

icon

Pulse by Zerodha Extension · News & Weather 1,000,000+ 95 ★ 8.15KiB

icon

Tab to Window/Popup - Keyboard Shortcut Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 115 ★ 186KiB

icon

Keepin' Tabs – tabs manager Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 92 ★ 967KiB

icon

TabJump - Intelligent Tab Navigator Extension · Developer Tools 1,000,000+ 279 ★ 111KiB

icon

tabtiles Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 44 ★ 75.26KiB

icon

CraftyText Extension · Accessibility 1,000,000+ 25 ★ 487KiB

icon

Tab Master 5000 Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 51 ★ 6.08MiB

icon

NiftySplit Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 75 ★ 22.64KiB

icon

ato-ichinen Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 24 ★ 43.78KiB

icon

GraphiTabs Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 107 ★ 1.19MiB

icon

Popup my Bookmarks Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 514 ★ 136KiB

icon

AppJump App Launcher and Organizer Extension · Fun 1,000,000+ 352 ★ 86.39KiB

icon

Cluster - Window & Tab Manager Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 748 ★ 637KiB

icon

TooManyTabs for Chrome Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 1659 ★ 323KiB

icon

Simple Bookmarks Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 216 ★ 92.9KiB

icon

Quick Tabs Extension · Productivity 1,000,000+ 544 ★ 136KiB

User reviews

icon

Saurik (ID: 00000068c520a39e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/08/2024 works great and very useful

icon

Bkk Cool (ID: 000000f49d9256cb) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/27/2024 Very usefull and very easy

icon

Peter Lein (ID: 000000d1f5fd52b5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/20/2023 Useful app, does what it's supposed to do.

icon

A A (ID: 000000cb6ec4da07) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/28/2023 Looking for something to split my tab into 2.

icon

Si Ni (ID: 0000009609afc256) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/20/2023 Brilliant extension and the multi screen updates work great on my setup (laptop 14" + 2 x 28" monitors). Used it reliably for years and never had any issues. Great idea well executed, kudos to the Dev.