Keep your tabs ordered by their most recent usage.

Latest Version

Version
1.9
Update
November 3, 2020
Size
16.19KiB
Developer
nikita.tk
Category
Users
726
Rating
4.53846 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Tab Slider Extension

This extension keeps browser's tabs sorted in most recently used order (MRU), from left to right, just like a list of apps is organized on desktop operation systems (while holding Alt+Tab). Tab Slider brings this behavior to Chrome browser for your convenience. Try it!

How it works:
+ If you stay on tab more than 1 second (default), it will \"slide\" to the leftmost position;
+ In this way, most recently used tabs always stay left-to-right ordered;
+ Because of the order, naturally, when switching tabs with Ctrl+Tab, the browser will switch to the next most recently used tab;
+ Pinned tabs will slide to the opposite side, from left to right. This behavior is intended, enabling you to conveniently switch between most recently used pinned tabs and most recently used normal tabs with keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+Tab switches to most recently used pinned tab, and Ctrl+Tab switches back to most recently used normal tab).
+ You can customize reordering delay or maximum number of tabs in the extension's settings;
+ New active tabs appear left immediately.

Once you understand this concept, you will find such reordering of tabs absolutely natural and logical.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Tab Slider", "short_name": "Tab Slider", "version": "1.9", "description": "Keep your tabs ordered by their most recent usage.", "author": "Nikita Savchenko", "icons": { "16": "img/logo-16.png", "48": "img/logo-48.png", "96": "img/logo-96.png", "128": "img/logo-128.png" }, "background": { "persistent": true, "scripts": [ "background.js" ] }, "options_page": "options.html", "permissions": [ "tabs" ], "offline_enabled": true}
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How to download and manually install Tab Slider extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Tab Slider 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 Slider extension file

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

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User reviews

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The A Man (ID: 0000009dcb1ff7e6) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/22/2023 One of THE BEST, if not THE BEST extension ever. Raised a feature request on the Vivaldi forum for this very feature a couple days ago; nobody responded; was looking for an Alt-Tab style tab switcher for the browse instead, and found THIS! At first was hesitant, since there always are a bunch of tabs opened on the leftmost side of my windows which I won't want repositioned, and then saw that one could exclude pinned tabs from the rearranging behaviour! This extension is JUST PERFECT! If only there was a similar app for Windows, to sort the windows 10/11 taskbar icons too; sure, the Alt-Tab and Win-Tab task switchers are great, but they're not always passively/silently visible like the taskbar icons are, and are a click or a shortcut away too... Nevermind. Anyway, keep up the good work, buddy; I was so sad the past few days that this feature wasn't there, and you just made me so so so happy!!! Love you.

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tabliqat chi (ID: 000000ffc865d8e1) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 07/06/2022 I admire the work you have done Nikita and I know you put time and effort on this, so thank you very much. However, this can get easily confusing because you sometimes only visit a tab "to know what it is" and no certain delay can work for all cases. I liked it too when I installed it, but soon I realized it wasn't what I fancied. Maybe an extension that allows me send a tab to the first in the tabs order "manually" will do better. But in general, I know this is free software and I thank a lot. This was just an honest friendly message/comment/feedback. ☺

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Pleurat Permabear (ID: 000000ca94d4f1aa) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/04/2021 I can't get to the settings of the app if I press on the extension it says no info needed and I can't press on it

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ˑ (ID: 000000b9da6edc81) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/15/2020 В отличие от конкурента, работает с закрепленными вкладками тоже!

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Adam Jake (ID: 0000001626e3d3f7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/11/2020 Great. I was missing this feature since i left opera