Updated: 2026-04-14

v2.0 upgrade -- added RAM monitoring, multi-select, tab grouping, discard, and window merging.

v2.0, functional. All v1 features preserved. New in v2:

• Per-tab RAM display via DevTools Protocol Performance.getMetrics (JS heap, captured with screenshots)
• Checkbox multi-select on each tab card
• Floating action bar when tabs are selected (Group / Discard / Close)
• Tab grouping with Chrome's native tab groups API
• Discard tabs to free RAM without closing them
• Merge all Chrome windows into one
• High-memory tabs (300+ MB) highlighted with orange badge
• Total Chrome memory shown in header

• manifest.json -- Manifest V3, permissions: tabs, activeTab, debugger, tabGroups
• background.js -- Service worker: handles extension icon click, debugger-based tab capture
• manager.html/js/css -- The tab manager page (opens in a new tab)
• icon128.png -- 128x128 extension icon

Load as unpacked extension in chrome://extensions with Developer mode enabled.

• The debugger permission causes a brief yellow "debugging" banner on tabs during capture -- unavoidable but better UX than switching tabs
• chrome:// and other restricted URLs can't be captured (debugger can't attach)
• Memory is JS heap only (not total process memory) since chrome.processes requires dev channel. Uses Performance.getMetrics via debugger instead -- works on stable Chrome.
• Memory is captured during the screenshot pass to avoid extra debugger attachments (yellow banner). Click "Refresh Previews" to update.
• Discarded tabs show 0 MB until the user navigates back to them (Chrome unloads them from memory)
• Could add: search/filter tabs, keyboard shortcuts, pinned tab indicators, sort by RAM usage