Chrome Shelf

Close tabs. Keep context.

Most people keep dozens — sometimes hundreds — of tabs open. Not because they're using them all, but because tabs have quietly become a memory system. Chrome Shelf gives those tabs a visible place to live, so you can close them without losing them. Save the current tab, save an entire Chrome tab group, or add the page you're on to a group you've already saved. Then bring back the exact context you need — from the side panel while you browse, or a full new-tab dashboard. ── WHAT YOU CAN DO ── • Save the current tab with its title, URL, and favicon • Save the active Chrome tab group as one reusable group • Add the current page to an existing saved group • Reopen a full saved group, or just one tab inside it • See what's already open with a live "Open now" indicator — and jump straight to that tab instead of opening a duplicate • Organize saved tabs and groups into categories • Search by title, site, URL, or group name • Sort by newest, oldest, recently opened, title, or your own custom order • Rename tabs, groups, and individual tabs inside a group • Rearrange your shelf with drag and drop — including moving tabs between groups • Delete saved items and undo your most recent save ── TWO SURFACES ── Side Panel — stays in reach while you browse, so your shelf is always one click away New Tab Dashboard — a full view of everything you've saved, organized by category ── WHO IT'S FOR ── • Knowledge workers juggling research, work, and side projects • Founders and builders switching between many parallel contexts • Students collecting references across multiple topics • Anyone who treats the browser as an external brain ── WHY IT'S DIFFERENT ── Most tab tools focus on performance — suspending or discarding tabs to free up memory. Chrome Shelf focuses on memory, visibility, and recovery. The goal is simple: make it feel safe to close the tabs you'd normally leave open "just in case." More visible than bookmarks. Cleaner than open tabs. Lighter than a task manager. ── PRIVACY ── Chrome Shelf has no backend of its own and never sends your saved tabs to an external service. Everything is kept in Chrome's built-in extension storage. In the current version, your active shelf is held in Chrome sync storage, while archive and interface state stay local to your browser profile. Full privacy policy: https://heyshifat.vercel.app/privacy/chrome-shelf