Create a slideshow based on the open tabs in your browser window.

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1.8
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May 25, 2022
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82.62KiB
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6,000+
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2
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Tab Slideshow Extension

Tab Slideshow allows you to cycle through open tabs in a particular browser window as though each tab were a slide in a slideshow or presentation.

The functionality is simple: press the Tab Slideshow icon in your extension tray, input the interval length (the amount of time to spend on each tab) and press 'Begin'. Tabs will then change automatically after the specified interval of time is up.

The slideshow stops when a new tab/window is created, an existing tab is closed or you press the 'Stop' button from within the popup window.
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If you find this extension useful, but wanted the ability to add a refresh interval, try out Tab Slideshow Plus (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/iaehgcjemgeldahhdeafbdeglfbaecll)! It's basically the same extension with the only difference being the refresh interval parameter, but I didn't want to introduce any bugs in this version.
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Source Manifest.json

{ "background": { "scripts": [ "js/mootools-1.11.js", "js/ts.background.js" ] }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "images/icon.64.png", "default_name": "Tab Slideshow", "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_title": "Tab Slideshow" }, "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval' https://ssl.google-analytics.com; object-src 'self'", "description": "Create a slideshow based on the open tabs in your browser window.", "icons": { "128": "images/icon.128.png", "64": "images/icon.64.png" }, "key": "MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCmNsO3p9Yl2nrWEihUikc+tqoe7M3+C7TuV3IFtnQcYG+1dP/C3v14YaJAPFajADEW7R/sGgZbODdaYl/8WP2EQzuTgo42VCM4+tsWgBrDSlXKeidC/sxC4ZANxPaDZH/HCFy6Y2unP+cMqdVJsSsnrl5C8B2MjlIGQ8JNFLX5twIDAQAB", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Tab Slideshow", "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "version": "1.8"}
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How to download and manually install Tab Slideshow extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Tab Slideshow 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 Slideshow extension file

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

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Don Schmitt (ID: 000000a4385cdfff) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/23/2018 This extension does exactly what I want it to do. I looked at other options, and they are not configurable or they are just plain buggy. This one is simple and meets all of our needs.

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Ryan Young (ID: 000000a18b40cd39) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/28/2018 This software works. Sometimes. If you're lucky. For a little while. Possibly the simplest plugin imaginable, yet the most buggy software I've ever paid for. I should get a refund times ten for all the pain and suffering. To make matters worse, there's a free, and a pay version. And it can be confusing as to whether they're the same creator and or software. You'll get the same results with either. Don't both paying for it.

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Juan Capdevila (ID: 0000002d98090217) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/26/2015 It exactly does the job !

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Favory Zynik (ID: 0000006f5522f7be) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/28/2014 Klappt Super. Der Slide zwischen denn Tabs ;)

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Bruce von Kugelgen (ID: 000000dd560910eb) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 08/09/2013 Only OK. The control panel responds intermittently, the cycling stops in some surprising situations. Found other extensions that are more polished.