Tabs Rotator / Slideshow

Rotates through a set of URLs at specified intervals. Preloads pages in the background and automatically switches between tabs.

Tabs Rotator cycles through a list of web pages in separate tabs, like a slideshow. Perfect for dashboards, monitoring, TVs, info-kiosks, reports, and digital signage. Highlights: - Rotate web or local pages (file:// links supported) - Per-page display time and auto-reload - Import/Export settings; Remote JSON config with auto-updates - Retries and skips failing pages automatically - Persists across restarts; prevents tab spam - Offline-friendly: keeps the last good version if updates fail How to use: - Open the extension and add your pages - Set display time and optional reload interval - Start rotation; press F11 for fullscreen or configure with "Start in Fullscreen Mode" option - To stop rotation, first exit from the full screen mode by pressing F11, then click on the extension icon and click Stop. For local files, enable Allow access to file URLs under chrome://extensions/ To start Chrome automatically after a Windows restart, follow this guide: https://github.com/skarpovru/chrome-tabs-rotator/blob/main/windows-autostart.md Open source: - Repository (README, docs): https://github.com/skarpovru/chrome-tabs-rotator - License: MIT Privacy: - No tracking or analytics - Only minimal permissions to rotate tabs and store your settings - Remote config is read-only; nothing is uploaded Changelog: [1.0] - 2024-08-28 - Initial release. [1.1] - 2024-10-07 - Immediately save imported configuration into the browser storage. - Added "Allow access to file URLs" activation instruction. [1.2] - 2025-08-28 - Uses chrome.alarms for all scheduling (service-worker friendly) - Persists currentIndex in storage so rotation survives worker sleep/restart - Adds anti-spam guards to prevent runaway tab creation - Added diagnostics UI [1.3] - 2025-09-02 - Fixed the continuation of rotation after browser/computer restart. Need help or want a feature? Open an issue: github.com/skarpovru/chrome-tabs-rotator/issues