Saka - elegent tab search, selection, and beyond

Latest Version

Version
0.17.3
Update
March 23, 2021
Size
195KiB
Developer
Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
4.51429 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions

Tabs
Sessions
History
Bookmarks
Storage
ContextMenus
Chrome://favicon/
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Saka Extension

Elegant tab search, selection, and beyond. Designed to be fast, intuitive, and beautiful. Inspired by Spotlight. Keyboard-focused but mouse friendly too. Open source.

* Lists tabs in order of recency by default, then fuzzy search by title or URL.
* Search recently closed tabs
* Search all bookmarks
* Search all history
* Search all open tabs, closed tabs and browsing history at the same time

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1. Activate the extension by entering CTRL+SPACE or ALT+SPACE on Macs.
2. Search your tabs by title or URL
3. Switch between suggestions using the arrow keys or TAB and SHIFT+TAB.
4. Switch to a tab by pressing ENTER or clicking on a suggestion
5. Try other search modes using SHIFT+SPACE

Other ways to activate Saka:

* CTRL+E (or CMD+E on Macs)
* CTRL+SHIFT+1 (or CMD+SHIFT+1 on Macs) - This shortcut works globally even outside Chrome

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Useful keyboard shortcuts:

* CTRL+K (or CMD+K on Macs) - Clear the search
* CTRL+S (or CMD+S on Macs) - View the previous page of suggestions
* CTRL+D (or CMD+D on Macs) - View the next page of suggestions
* CTRL+Backspace (or CMD+Delete on Macs) - Close selected tab
* DOWN ARROW or TAB - Select the next suggestions
* UP ARROW or SHIFT-TAB - Select the previous suggestion

Mode shortcuts

* SHIFT+SPACE - switch modes
* SPACE (but only if the search bar is empty) - switch modes
* CTRL+SHIFT+M (or CMD+SHIFT+M on Macs) - switch to select mode
* CTRL+SHIFT+A (or CMD+SHIFT+A on Macs) - switch to tab search
* CTRL+SHIFT+A (or CMD+SHIFT+A on Macs) - switch to recently closed tab search

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Why does Saka need so many permission?

1. Read and change all your data on the websites you visit - needed to insert Saka into each page
2. Read and change your browsing history - needed for upcoming features: history search and recency-based tab switching
3. Read and change your bookmarks - needed for upcoming feature: bookmarks search

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Custom keyboard shortcuts

To configure your keyboard shortcuts and make others available globally, enter \"chrome://extensions/configureCommands\" in your URL bar and hit enter.

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Like this extension?

Check out the other open source extension for keyboard-only browsing Saka Key.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/saka-key/hhhpdkekipnbloiiiiaokibebpdpakdp

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Release Notes:

0.17.3
* Remove activeTab permission that was not being used

0.17.2
* Remove alarms permission that was not being used

0.17.1
* Added feature to close selected tab in Saka when hotkey (ctrl+backspace) is pressed

0.16.4
* Improved fuzzy search to not penalize search results based on length
* Improved mode switcher UI to make it more obvious that it is clickable
* Added restoring of window sessions

0.16.1
* Fixed issue where Saka could not be launched using a custom hotkey in Saka Key

0.16.0
* Added a tab bar at the top of Saka to allow for easy switching between modes

0.15.0
* Added 'Recently Viewed' search mode for all open tabs, closed tabs and browsing history at the same time

0.14.2
* Added optional highlighting + fuzzy search for bookmark and history search

0.14.1
* Fix bug where active selection icon was misaligned
* Fix bug where mode selection was not rendering ⌘ correctly
* Fix bug where suggestions were hidden on new installs first load

0.14.0
* Added History Search
* Added Saka hotkey list on the options page
* Fixed bug where incognito tab favicons could leak into the non-incognito favicon cache when a user loaded Saka while having incognito tabs open (https://github.com/lusakasa/saka/issues/28)

0.13.0
* Added options page for customizing Saka settings
* Choose default mode that Saka opens in
* Enable/Disable suggestions list when Saka first opens

0.12.1
* Added bookmark search

0.12.0
* Rearchitected to support Firefox
* Better viewport and zoom independence

0.11.0
* Improved multi-window support

0.10.0
* Added mode for searching recently closed tabs
* Added mode for selecting what type of search to perform
* The Action button now indicates the current mode
* The active suggestion now shows an icon corresponding to the suggestion type
* Many new keyboard shortcuts

0.9.0
* Added Saka to right-click menu (will make this optional in future)
* Fixed match highlighting bug

0.8.0
* Match highlighting
* Recently closed tabs now appear at end of list when no search text is entered
* Action button icon now changes based on the active suggestion

0.7.0
* Use your mouse wheel to scroll through suggestions!

0.6.0
* Pagination to support viewing more than 6 results
* Moved \"activation button\" to left side of search bar as part of an upcoming feature

0.5.0
* Lists tabs by recency by default

0.4.0
* CMD+K no longer toggles Saka. Instead, it clears the search bar.
* Integration with Saka Key

0.3.0
* Saka is now zoom independent so its size and location are fixed for common zoom levels and viewport sizes
* When Saka is activated from a reserved page, the opened tab now uses a screenshot of the reserved page as it's background image.

0.2.0
* bug fixes
* changed to persistent background page for reduced latency

0.1.0
* Initial Beta Release
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Saka", "version": "0.17.3", "author": "Sufyan Dawoodjee, Uzair Shamim", "description": "Saka - elegent tab search, selection, and beyond", "manifest_version": 2, "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "open_in_tab": true }, "background": { "page": "background_page.html", "persistent": true }, "commands": { "toggleSaka": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Space", "mac": "Alt+Space" }, "description": "Toggle Saka" }, "toggleSaka2": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+E", "mac": "Command+E" }, "description": "Toggle Saka" }, "toggleSaka3": { "description": "Toggle Saka" }, "toggleSaka4": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+1" }, "description": "Toggle Saka", "global": true } }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": { "48": "logo.png" } }, "icons": { "16": "logo.png", "48": "logo.png", "128": "logo.png" }, "permissions": [ "", "tabs", "sessions", "history", "bookmarks", "storage", "contextMenus", "chrome://favicon/" ], "web_accessible_resources": [ "saka.html", "material-icons.css", "MaterialIcons-Regular.woff2" ], "key": "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAsgFNwezxiHxK/AIKh9K4LVefUPIDisRzQLmmRBjFftr3yrxJuLBaO1LvMISsRlvbFmbZ0B6KHzyGDEnmOMIo3X9wUxBwSV+q3kigp3XFryllhOHbKcl+FUVMRQabBs49CS6ttq2l4Jx+ULEsmprqub+IV+cvY3slXxxuyMF0TjmnRwDYnSREgbfzK7g/msZ8e0gi+hrPETNVKOibbVwd8S7gSy0hDug71WOA338FGe08DiXpnVoKLL0fmd+TO6Z4fAhH+oSqr15WIt6qCglYmZi2BEydL0zhUcidkis0zJjNX5nQi0xzggmxwsMJyfmfGoniwsUg3rAy+M0v5gaSUQIDAQAB"}
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User reviews

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Clemens Ratte-Polle (ID: 00000020588ec5f5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/25/2023 Superb! :) 5 functions, fast, simple, ideal for Tabitis. Only missing for me is a web search option. And perhaps to search text on all opened tabs. OK, here you got it all and more :) "Feature Roadmap https://saka.io/ - Missing phrases for better web search success :) search favorites search tabs list reopen closed tabs - Suggestion: Internet Search Tab with live search with the browsers standard search engine. - Add a X button to close it.

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Eric Urban (ID: 000000c1f37e863c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/27/2021 Hi, By far the most beautiful program ever made. Can it please have a pop out or saved LINKS IN A HTML PAGE ( dated). In other words a clickable "saved sessions" page. Leonardo eat your heart out.

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CC Lee (ID: 000000a77ca2f9fd) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/06/2021 It would be nice if it can bookmark

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王祥 (ID: 000000a69f32bab8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/19/2020 Recent tab is default sort is very very awesome!!!

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Kartik Watwani (ID: 00000087e1fbe61a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/28/2020 Great extension. Increases productivity when working on tasks which require many tabs to be opened.