Visual tab manager

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Version
0.0.0.1
Update
August 16, 2022
Size
328KiB
Developer
Category
Users
82
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Tabs
WebNavigation
Bookmarks
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glimpse Extension

glimpse is a visual tab manager. See all your tabs in a grid; easily move, copy, save, and delete groups of tabs; quickly find what you need with search. Below is a guide to the features of glimpse.

**Hotkeys**
- There are hotkeys for nearly all actions in glimpse. The full list can be viewed by clicking \"Hotkeys\" or using shift + ?

**Selecting**
- Click a sidebar item to select/deselect it. You will see pages associated with selected sidebar items on the right, sorted by access time
- Ctrl + click a page to select/deselect it
- Shift + click to a sidebar item or page to select/deselect all items between your last selection and that item
- Clicking \"windows\" or \"folders\" will select/deselect all sidebar items under that heading

**Basic functions**
- Click a page to go to that page
- Remove a page (close a tab, or delete a saved page) by clicking the \"x\"; remove all selected pages by clicking \"Remove all\"
- Selected pages can be moved or copied by dragging. If \"copy\" is on, dragged pages will be added to the new window but will also remain in their original windows/saved folders. If \"move\" is on, the dragged pages will instead be closed in their original windows and deleted from their original saved folders. \"Open all\" is the same as dragging selected pages to the active window
- Sidebar items can be deleted or renamed using the dropdown after clicking the icon with three dots. Deleting a window closes it and contained tabs; deleting a saved folder deletes it and pages therein
- Use the search bar to filter pages by title and url. You can filter by multiple words independently by adding spaces between them

**Other functions**
- Saved folders in glimpse are the same as browser bookmarks; all saved folders can be found in the \"glimpse-saved\" bookmark folder of your browser. If you want to save a page, you can simply bookmark it; just make sure that you add it to a folder directly inside \"glimpse-saved\" (folders cannot be nested, and pages cannot be added directly under the \"glimpse-saved\" folder)
- If you move/copy all the pages in a named window or folder to a new window or folder, the original name will automatically be retained
- Keep \"Update settings\" on if you want glimpse to remember your most recent settings, like page size, dark mode, and which sidebar items are selected. Turn it off to keep the settings as they are. For example, if you want glimpse to always show a particular saved folder on open, select that folder then turn \"Update settings\" off
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "glimpse", "version": "0.0.0.1", "icons": { "16": "icon16.png", "48": "icon48.png", "128": "icon128.png" }, "description": "Visual tab manager", "manifest_version": 3, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "permissions": ["tabs", "webNavigation", "bookmarks"], "host_permissions": [""], "chrome_url_overrides": { "newtab": "index.html" }}
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How to download and manually install glimpse extension for Chrome

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

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

If you ever need to manually install a glimpse 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 glimpse Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install glimpse 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 glimpse extension file

Select and download the glimpse 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 glimpse 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 glimpse 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 glimpse 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 glimpse extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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