TabCtl

Control your browser's tabs from command line with tabctl

TabCtl - Command Line Tab Control Take control of your browser tabs from the terminal with TabCtl, a powerful command-line interface for managing browser tabs. ⚠️ Linux only. TabCtl uses D-Bus and a native-messaging host that are only supported on Linux. It does not work on Windows or macOS. KEY FEATURES List all open tabs across windows Activate any tab instantly Close tabs by ID Open new tabs from the command line Filter tabs with standard shell tools (grep, awk, jq) Rofi integration for quick tab switching Support for multiple browsers simultaneously PERFECT FOR Developers who live in the terminal Power users with many tabs Window manager enthusiasts (Hyprland, Niri, i3) Anyone who prefers keyboard over mouse Automation and scripting workflows HOW IT WORKS Install the TabCtl command-line tool (Arch Linux: yay -S tabctl) Add this extension to enable browser control Run "tabctl install" to configure native messaging Restart your browser, then start managing tabs from your terminal! EXAMPLE COMMANDS tabctl list — List all tabs tabctl activate firefox.1.2 — Switch to a specific tab tabctl close firefox.1.3 — Close a tab tabctl open https://example.com — Open a URL in a new tab tabctl list | grep -i github — Find tabs by title or URL ADVANCED FEATURES D-Bus communication for low latency TSV/JSON output formats for scripting Rofi scripts for visual tab switching Virtual desktop/workspace support Works across Firefox, Chrome, Brave, and other Chromium browsers PRIVACY & SECURITY Only works with locally installed TabCtl No data sent to external servers Open source on GitHub Minimal permissions required DOCUMENTATION Visit github.com/slastra/tabctl for installation instructions, documentation, and source code. Note: This extension requires the TabCtl command-line tool (Linux only) to be installed separately. It acts as a bridge between your terminal and browser. Keep the extension and the command-line tool on matching versions. The extension shows a toolbar badge if they fall out of sync.