# babyman/quick-tabs-chrome-extension

A quick tab list and switch plugin inspired by the intelliJ IDEA java IDE

Repository: https://github.com/babyman/quick-tabs-chrome-extension
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quick-tabs-chrome-extension
Language: JavaScript
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-09-17T01:25:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 51/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 42, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6092, "days_push": 351, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1021, forks 177 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.905321+00:00)

## What it is
Quick Tabs is a Chrome browser extension that provides a keyboard-driven popup for switching between open tabs in most-recently-used order, inspired by IntelliJ IDEA's recent files selector. It supports fuzzy search across tabs, bookmarks, and browser history, plus commands and customizable shortcuts.

## Use cases
- switch between chrome tabs with keyboard only
- fuzzy search open tabs in chrome
- find and restore recently closed tabs
- search chrome bookmarks and history from one popup
- manage many open tabs without a mouse
- find noisy tabs playing audio

## When to choose
- you keep dozens of tabs open and need fast MRU switching
- you want IntelliJ-style recent files navigation in the browser
- you prefer keyboard-driven tab and bookmark search

## When to avoid
- you need tab management in browsers other than Chrome
- you want visual tab grouping or tiling rather than a search popup
- you need mobile or cross-browser support

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: browser-extensions, developer-tools
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: tab-management, keyboard-shortcuts, fuzzy-search, chrome-extension, mru-tab-switching

## Member repositories
- babyman/quick-tabs-chrome-extension (main) score 51

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.905321+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:08:49.477022+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/babyman/quick-tabs-chrome-extension (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.905321+00:00, sha 658c1b5c561d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.