Take Control of Every Browser Tab
TabMaster is the ultimate native macOS tab manager. A unified interface for searching, organizing, and acting on browser tabs across Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers with one global shortcut. Featuring smart sorting, powerful grouping, advanced filtering, automatic tab stashing, tab thumbnails, and more.
Cmd+E system-wide shortcut — works from any app or Space
Chrome, Edge, Brave & more — thumbnails, grouping, stashing
40+ keyboard shortcuts — bulk select, pin, sort, filter & more
Trusted by developers worldwide
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Why a Native App Beats In-Browser Tab Managers
TabMaster is a native macOS menu-bar app paired with a tiny companion extension — faster, more private, and more capable than a tab manager trapped inside one browser. One app to search, group, stash, preview, and bulk-manage tabs across Chrome, Edge, Brave & other Chromium browsers at once.
Search & filter tabs across every browser
- Real-time search across titles and URLs in Chrome, Edge, Brave & other Chromium browsers.
- Filter by window, domain, browser, pinned, incognito, group, or action tags.
Native speed with zero throttling
- Chromium background throttling disabled — the popover opens instantly via powerSaveBlocker.
- Warm renderer pre-loaded at startup. Debounced fetches and memoized Redux selectors.
40+ keyboard shortcuts, system-wide
- Cmd+E (customizable) global toggle works from any app or macOS Space.
- Navigate with arrows/j/k, bulk-select with Cmd+Click/Shift+Click, pin with x, and more.
Security by design — context isolation
- The renderer uses contextBridge with a typed API. No nodeIntegration.
- Sign-in tokens stored in macOS Keychain — Apple's encrypted, OS-level vault. No passwords or browsing data are saved there — just a session token to keep you signed in securely.
A tiny companion extension, nothing more
- The lightweight TabMaster Bridge extension syncs your tabs to the app over a loopback-only local connection — nothing leaves your Mac.
- Auto-updater checks in the background, downloads silently, and installs on quit.
One app across all your Chromium browsers
- Tab groups, stashing, thumbnails, action notes, bulk ops — one interface for every browser at once.
- Deep link auth (tabmaster://), three themes, 10 accent colors + custom hex.
Tab Manager Features: Native, Fast, Cross-Browser
TabMaster is a native macOS menu-bar app. Manage tabs across Chrome, Edge, Brave & other Chromium browsers with 40+ keyboard shortcuts, tab thumbnails, auto-stashing, bulk operations, and drag-and-drop group management.
Cross-browser tab control
Search, filter, group, and bulk-manage tabs across Chrome, Edge, Brave & other Chromium browsers.
Stash inactive tabs automatically — configurable 5–120 min cycles. (Pro)
Tag action tabs with notes, pin favorites, and restore recently closed tabs.
Native speed + tab thumbnails
Preview a JPEG thumbnail of each window's active tab before you switch.
Sort by window, title, or URL. Row and grid view modes.
Auto-updater downloads silently — one-click restart when ready.
Privacy-first & secure
Context-isolated renderer — no Node access. The companion extension talks to the app over a loopback-only local connection.
Your sign-in token is stored safely in macOS Keychain (Apple's encrypted vault) via keytar — never in plain text. No passwords or browsing data touch the Keychain.
Local-only data. No cloud sync, no trackers, no ads.
Built for heavy tab users
Developers, researchers, and power users with multi-monitor workflows.
Menu-bar and Dock access. The popover opens in any macOS Space. 10 accent colors + custom hex. Three themes: System, Dark, Light. Framer Motion animations with reduced-motion support.
How it works
From install to daily flow in minutes. Menu-bar, keyboard-first, and privacy-focused.
Install & launch the app
Download the DMG, drag to Applications. TabMaster lives in your menu bar and Dock, ready whenever you need it.
Add the companion extension
Install the free TabMaster Bridge extension in Chrome, Edge, Brave, or any Chromium browser. It syncs your tabs to the app over a loopback-only local connection — no cloud, no browsing data leaves your Mac.
Open anywhere with Cmd+E
The global shortcut works system-wide across every macOS Space, even when browsers are minimized or another app is focused.
Search, filter & sort instantly
Real-time search across titles and URLs. Filter by window, domain, browser, pinned, incognito, or group. Sort by window, title, or URL.
Organize with groups & bulk ops
Create color-coded groups with auto-add rules. Cmd+Click multi-select to move, close, or group tabs in bulk.
Stash, preview & stay in flow
Auto-close inactive tabs on a schedule. Glance at a thumbnail of each window's active tab before switching. Pin important tabs to protect them.
TabMaster Pricing: Free & Pro Plans
Start with our free tab manager, then unlock search, live previews, tab stashing, action tabs, bulk operations, and unlimited groups with Pro.
Free
Try it out
$0
For getting started
- View tabs across Chrome, Edge, Brave & other Chromium browsers
- Activate and close tabs in one click
- Default toggle shortcut (Cmd+E)
- 40+ keyboard shortcuts
- Move tabs between windows or to a new window
- Grouping: one free group
- Recently closed recovery
- One pinned tab
- Bulk operations: Cmd+Click multi-select to move, close, or group
- Focus filter — show active tab per window
- Accent color customization and theme selection (System/Dark/Light)
Pro Monthly
Monthly flexibility
$3.99/mo
$5.99/mo
For power users
- Real-time search by title or URL across windows and browsers
- Previews: tab thumbnails before you switch - no misclicks
- Custom global keyboard shortcut to open/close TabMaster
- Sort by title, URL or window default ordering
- Tab stashing: auto-close inactive tabs on a 5–120 min cycle
- Action tabs: tag any tab with a note for follow-up
- Grouping with/without auto-add URL rules to keep work organized
- Saved tabs: persist manual grouped tabs even when closed
- Domain, browser, incognito & pinned filters
- Unlimited pinned tabs
Pro Yearly
Set and forget
$39.99/yr
$59.99/yr
Best value
Save vs monthly
- Everything in Pro Monthly
- Lower effective rate with one annual payment
- All premium updates included — auto-updater built in
Frequently Asked Questions About TabMaster
Common questions about our browser tab manager for Mac.
TabMaster supports Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and other Chromium-based browsers. A lightweight companion extension — TabMaster Bridge — runs in each browser and streams tab data (title, URL, window, active state, pinned/incognito flags) to the app over a loopback-only local connection. Install it once per browser and TabMaster manages them all from one place.
No. TabMaster is a privacy-first tab manager. All data stays on your Mac — pinned tabs, groups, stashed tabs, action notes, and recently closed tabs are stored in localStorage. Your sign-in token is kept in the macOS Keychain (Apple's encrypted vault) — not in plain text. No passwords or browsing data touch the Keychain. No cloud sync, no ads, no trackers.
Yes. TabMaster is code signed and notarized by Apple, which allows macOS Gatekeeper to verify the app is trusted and unchanged. On first launch, Gatekeeper may show a standard prompt — that's normal and confirms the app is verified. You never need to bypass Gatekeeper or run unsafe commands.
Yes. TabMaster pairs a native macOS app with a small companion extension called TabMaster Bridge. Install it once in each Chromium browser you use (Chrome, Edge, Brave, and others) and it keeps your open tabs in sync with the app. The extension only talks to the app on your own Mac over a loopback-only local connection — no browsing data is sent to any server. If no browser with the extension is connected, TabMaster tells you so and reconnects automatically once one is.
Press Cmd+E (customizable in Pro) to toggle TabMaster from anywhere — it works system-wide across every macOS Space. You can also click the menu bar icon. The popover auto-focuses the search box so you can start typing instantly.
No. TabMaster disables Chromium background throttling and uses a powerSaveBlocker to stay responsive even when hidden. The renderer is pre-loaded at startup (warm loading), and Redux selectors are memoized for efficient re-renders.
The companion extension captures a lightweight JPEG thumbnail of each browser window's active tab and sends it to the app, so you can glance at a tab before switching to it. No macOS Screen Recording permission is required — the thumbnails come from the browser itself. Background tabs show a placeholder until you visit them. Previews are a Pro feature and, like everything else, stay local to your Mac.
Stashing is a Pro feature that auto-closes inactive tabs on a configurable cycle (5–120 minutes, default 30). Pinned, active, protected (shield icon), whitelisted, action-tagged, and optionally grouped/incognito tabs are skipped. Stashed tabs (up to 100) are preserved locally and can be restored with one click.
Yes. TabMaster’s popover appears in the current macOS Space regardless of where it was last visible. Window bounds are persisted across restarts. Search, filter, and jump across all windows and monitors instantly. Stable window ordering (W1, W2, W3…) keeps the view consistent.
A tab manager that lives inside one browser can only ever see that browser's tabs. TabMaster is a native macOS app that manages tabs across Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers at once. Its companion extension is deliberately tiny — it just syncs tabs — while the app delivers 40+ keyboard shortcuts, bulk multi-select operations, drag-and-drop groups with auto-add rules, action tabs with notes, auto-stashing, tab thumbnails, a system-wide global shortcut, and context-isolated security.
TabMaster has 40+ shortcuts: arrows/j/k to navigate, Enter to activate, Cmd+W to close, Cmd+A to select all, Cmd+Click for multi-select, x to pin, g for grid view, v to toggle previews, s to toggle stashing, 0–9 for windows, Cmd+1–9 for groups, p/f/r for filters, ? for the shortcut reference, and many more. Press ? inside TabMaster to see the full list.
When you sign in, TabMaster stores a small session token in your macOS Keychain to keep you logged in and sync your Pro status. macOS Keychain is Apple's built-in, encrypted password manager — the same secure vault used by Safari, Mail, and other trusted apps. We do NOT store any passwords or browsing data in the Keychain — just a single session token. This is a standard macOS security practice. If you see a system prompt, it's macOS confirming that TabMaster can access the token it created.