Console Hopper

For AWS: hop between consoles fast — role-picker search, account tags, deep-link services, env-coloured tabs, tab groups.

Console Hopper turns the AWS SAML role-picker into a fast, filterable launcher and makes a tab strip full of AWS consoles instantly readable. If you have access to dozens — or hundreds — of AWS accounts via SAML SSO, the default role list is a long, unsorted scroll. Console Hopper gives every row a star, a service deep-link, and a one-click sign-in, and gives every open console tab a colour-coded favicon plus an account name in the title. WHAT YOU GET • Filter and search the role list Filter by organisation, environment (prod/test/dev), account type (Management / Security / Logging / …), role-name keyword (Admin / ReadOnly / PowerUser / …) or your own tags. The search box is separator-insensitive (type "test 123" to find "test123") and supports scoped terms — tag:, role:, name:, account:, env:, type:, org: — combined with a space (and), a comma (or) or a leading - (exclude), with "quotes" for an exact phrase. It pops out into a roomy card with click-to-insert suggestions and a live match count. Every filter group is editable from the side menu. • Tag accounts Give accounts your own short labels — palo-alto, prod-network, a ticket number — and organise by them. Add or remove tags inline from a chip on each row (with autocomplete), or edit in bulk from the side menu. Tags get their own filter row and are searchable with tag:. • Save searches as shortcuts Turn a useful query + filter combination into a named chip in one click, then re-apply the whole view — search and filters — whenever you need it. Set any shortcut (or Favorites, Recent, or a tag) as your "Start View" so the picker opens on it every load. • Rename accounts Map specific account IDs to a friendly name via "Account Names". The custom name replaces the AWS account name in the list and is used for filtering, grouping and tab titles. • Jump to account (role chaining) For accounts you can only reach by assuming a role from a hub: configure per-org assume profiles once (org name, hub account id, role to assume) and a "Jump to account" button appears in the search column. Enter the destination account id and an optional session label — Console Hopper signs into the hub and opens AWS's Switch Role pre-filled, one click and you're in. The new tab is titled with your session label, and recent jumps are one click away — pin the ones you use most (they stay at the top and can be dragged to reorder) or remove any you don't need. • Favorites and Recent Star roles you use often. Recently signed-in roles are tracked automatically (configurable limit). • Deep-link into a service Each role row has a service dropdown — EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda, CloudFormation, VPC, RDS, plus anything you add. Pick a service before Sign In and you land directly in that service's console for that role. • Per-sign-in region Each role row also has a region dropdown — choose which AWS region a sign-in lands in (defaults to your region, remembers your last pick per role). Edit the offered regions via "Regions". • Copy account ID Click the account-id button on any row to copy the 12-digit id. • Colour-coded console tabs Every AWS console tab opened through the plugin gets a coloured favicon (env colour) and an account-name title prefix, so ten open tabs are still distinguishable at a glance. • Tab groups — visual containers Console Hopper drops each new console tab into a Chrome tab group: by role, by organisation, or by a per-ticket override tag. Same role always gets the same colour. Note: tab groups are a Chrome visual feature only — they don't isolate cookies. For real session isolation, combine with Chrome profiles. • Sensitive-sign-in confirmation Configure which role-name keywords (default: "admin") and which account types are sensitive. Signing into a matching role/account pops a "are you sure?" modal so you don't accidentally land in production. • Clear AWS sessions One click signs you out of all open AWS consoles by clearing AWS authentication cookies (your console favourites and settings are kept). • New-tab sign-in ⌘/Ctrl-click, middle-click or ⌘+Enter opens the console in a new tab. A "Sign-in" side-menu option sets the default; the modifier inverts it. • Drag-to-reorder Hold and drag any role row to set your preferred order. "Reset Order" in the side menu restores AWS's default. • Light / dark / auto theme, compact mode, keyboard shortcuts / or Ctrl/Cmd+K (or a tap of Alt) focuses search, ↑/↓ moves the selection, Alt+arrows walk the search suggestions, Enter signs in to the selected role, Esc closes modals / clears filters. • Export / import settings as JSON Share your configured orgs, envs, account types, role names, services, tags, favorites and shortcuts with a teammate. • Org-agnostic Ships with generic placeholders. You rename Org A / Org B / Org C and fill the patterns to match your real organisations. No hard-coded vendor names anywhere. PRIVACY Console Hopper runs entirely in your browser. It does not contact any remote server, send telemetry, or collect personal data. All settings (favorites, custom org / env / type / role labels, recent signins, preferences) are stored in chrome.storage.local — they never leave your device unless you click "Export Settings" yourself. PERMISSIONS — WHY • storage — persist your preferences and configuration locally • tabs — read the current tab so the service worker knows which console tab just opened (needed for tab grouping) • tabGroups — create and colour Chrome tab groups for each account+role combination • host access — limited to AWS SAML sign-in pages and AWS console pages, so the plugin can enhance the role-picker and decorate console tabs. No other sites are touched. INSTALL 1. Install from the Chrome Web Store. 2. Open your AWS SAML sign-in URL. The role picker is now the Console Hopper UI. 3. On first load, a welcome panel walks you through the highlights. 4. Configure your organisations, environments, account types, role names and services from the side menu (hover the right edge). This extension is community-built and not affiliated with Amazon Web Services. "AWS" is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc.