Your vertical tabs manager located in the side panel.

Latest Version

Version
1.1.2
Update
December 7, 2024
Size
2.32MiB
Developer
sidespace.app
Category
Users
4,000+
Rating
4.32 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
中文 (简体)
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Permissions
Tabs
Storage
TabGroups
ContextMenus
SidePanel
Notifications
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Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager Extension

Your AI-powered vertical tabs manager for browsing. Alternative to Arc's Sidebar/Edge's Vertical Tabs.

It allows you to have more control over your web browsing experience by effectively managing multiple tabs at once.

🚀 How do vertical tabs work?

Enabling the vertical tabs setting moves your open tabs from the top of your browser window (above the address bar) to the left side of the window. This allows the tabs to be displayed vertically, stacked one on top of the other, instead of horizontally.

✨ Features

- ⚡️ Manage tabs and tab groups efficiently with a vertical tabs panel.
- 🗂️ You can now save, restore, and reorder tabs, including tab groups, using drag-and-drop functionality.
- 🔄 The Vertical Tabs Panel presents your open tabs in a side-by-side layout.
- 🔍 Efficiently search multiple tabs using fuzzy search.
- 🧹 To save memory, you can suspend open tabs.
- ☁️ Enable cross-browser cloud synchronization with a single login.
- 🌛 Dark Mode Support.
- 💾 Space Backup Solution
- 📑 Save your session as a JSON file
- ☁️ Cloud sync by login
- ✨ AI-powered Tab Grouping
- 🔗 Group Guardian, Auto Grouping your tabs within URL matchers

👍 The advantages of vertical tabs

Vertical tabs are an effective solution for avoiding clutter in your browser window and maximizing your on-screen space. Additionally, they enhance tab visibility for easier identification.

PS: Side Space is a futuristic vertical tab manager that can only be used with Chrome version 114 or above.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "default_locale": "en", "name": "__MSG_extName__", "version": "1.1.2", "description": "__MSG_extDesc__", "action": { "default_title": "__MSG_actionName__" }, "side_panel": { "default_path": "./sidepanel/index.html" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "icons": { "16": "./assets/icon-16.png", "32": "./assets/icon-32.png", "48": "./assets/icon-48.png", "128": "./assets/icon-128.png" }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "storage", "tabGroups", "contextMenus", "sidePanel", "notifications" ], "host_permissions": [ "https://www.sidespace.app/api", "https://sidespace.app/api" ], "optional_permissions": [ "*://*/*" ], "externally_connectable": { "matches": [ "https://www.sidespace.app/*", "https://sidespace.app/*" ] }, "content_security_policy": {}, "commands": { "_execute_action": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+P", "mac": "Command+Shift+P" }, "description": "__MSG_executeAction__" } }}
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How to download and manually install Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager 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 Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager 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 Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager extension file

Select and download the Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager 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 Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager 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 Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager 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 Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager 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 Side Space - Vertical Tab Manager extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Jondeir Junior (ID: 000000bc4536d959) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/27/2023 the best one so far! please make it an ARC replacement!