Tab Portal

A Chrome extension that provides a Raycast-style command palette for instantly searching and switching between open browser tabs across all windows.

Features

• Instant Tab Search - Fuzzy search across all open tabs by title or URL
• Cross-Window Support - Find and switch to tabs in any Chrome window
• Keyboard-First Navigation - Full keyboard control for power users
• Tab Management - Close tabs directly from the palette without switching to them
• Smart Sorting - Tabs sorted by last accessed; search results sorted by relevance
• Minimal Design - Clean, dark interface inspired by Raycast

Installation

From Source

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable Developer mode (toggle in top right)
4. Click Load unpacked and select the project directory
5. Press Cmd+E (Mac) or Ctrl+E (Windows/Linux) to open Tab Portal

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd/Ctrl+E	Open Tab Portal
↑ / ↓	Navigate tabs
Ctrl+K / Ctrl+J	Navigate up/down (vim-style)
Enter	Switch to selected tab
Ctrl+Delete or Ctrl+Backspace	Close selected tab
Esc	Close palette

How It Works

Tab Portal injects a modal overlay into the current page when triggered. On restricted pages (like chrome:// URLs or the Chrome Web Store), it falls back to opening a popup window.

Fuzzy Search

The search algorithm matches characters in sequence (not necessarily adjacent), with scoring bonuses for:

• Consecutive character matches
• Matches at word boundaries (start of words, after -, _, ., /)
• Shorter strings (prefers more precise matches)

Tab Sorting

• Default view: Tabs sorted by last accessed time (most recent first)
• Search results: Tabs sorted by fuzzy match score (best matches first)

Files

tabportal/
├── manifest.json    # Extension configuration
├── background.js    # Service worker for shortcuts and tab queries
├── content.js       # Injected modal UI
├── content.css      # Modal styles
├── popup.html       # Fallback popup for restricted pages
├── popup.js         # Popup logic
└── icons/           # Extension icons

Permissions

• tabs - Query and manage browser tabs
• scripting - Inject content scripts
• <all_urls> - Inject into any webpage (required for the overlay)

Browser Support

• Chrome (Manifest V3)
• Edge (Chromium-based)

License

MIT