Vertical tab manager for your browser
vTab Extension
You can manage browser tabs in the sidebar as fast as lightning.
It will not have any impact on your current browsing experience.
feature list:
- ⚙️ manage tabs(check, switch, close, new, search) in sidebar smoothly
- ❄️ freeze tabs & freeze all tabs in the window (free RAM of you PC);
- 🥳 **SORT by freezed status**(show unfreezed tabs together at top for easily access);
- 🎉 **SORT by URL/host**(show same host websit together);
- 📌 pin the vTab sidebar on left/right of your page;
- ❄️ **freeze tabs that inactive for 36 hours automatically**;
- 🗃️ archive tabs that inactive for 7 days automatically;
- 🏷 **search tab** and **tab groups**;
vTab 给你的浏览器提供一个快如闪电的**侧边栏标签页管理器**。
并且,它不会影响你现在的浏览器使用体验。
功能列表:
- ⚙️ 在任意网页中通过vTab侧边栏管理标签页(查看、切换、关闭、新建、搜索)
- ❄️ **冻结**单个标签页和冻结窗口中的所有标签页(可释放内存);
- 🥳 **按冻结状态排序**(将未冻结的标签页排在顶部,以便轻松访问);
- 🎉 **按照网站排序**(相同域名会排在一起);
- 📌 将vTab侧边栏固定在页面左侧(或右侧);
- ❄️ **自动冻结**36小时未活跃的选项卡;
- 🗃️ 自动归档7天未活跃的选项卡;
- 🏷 支持**标签页搜索**和**标签页分组**功能;
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GitHub: https://github.com/wolf3c/vTab
Telegram Group: https://t.me/+QQLV4RqH4940NjNl
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install vTab extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install vTab 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 vTab extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install vTab extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download vTab extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a vTab 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 vTab Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the vTab extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the vTab extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for vTab 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 vTab 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 vTab extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install vTab 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 vTab extension file
Select and download the vTab 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 vTab 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 vTab 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 vTab 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 vTab extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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