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QUICK START

INSTALLATION

TheTab installs in seconds. Pick your browser, add the extension, and you are ready to go. No account, no setup.

CHROME

Also Brave, Opera, Vivaldi

ADD TO CHROME

EDGE

Microsoft Add-ons store

ADD TO EDGE

FIREFOX

Mozilla Add-ons store

ADD TO FIREFOX

Once installed, save every open tab instantly with Ctrl+Shift+1 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+1 (Mac). Pin the TheTab icon to your toolbar so it is always one click away.

HOW TO USE

SAVE ALL TABS

Click the TheTab icon or press Ctrl+Shift+1 (Cmd+Shift+1 on Mac). Every open tab closes and gets saved into a dated group, freeing your memory.

RESTORE TABS

Open a saved group to bring tabs back. Click a single tab to restore just that one, or use "Restore All" to reopen the whole group at once.

OPEN THE SIDE PANEL

Press Ctrl+Shift+2 (Cmd+Shift+2 on Mac) to open the side panel and browse your saved groups without leaving the page you are on.

RIGHT-CLICK TO SAVE

Right-click any page for context-menu options: save this tab, save all tabs, save tabs to the left, save tabs to the right, and more. 7 save options in total.

FEATURES

One-click save all open tabs at once

Auto-organize saved tabs by date

Undo accidental saves and deletes

Dark mode for comfortable viewing

Search titles and URLs in real time

Recently-closed recovery for lost tabs

Statistics dashboard to track your habits

Folders and tags to keep groups tidy

Export and import as JSON backups

Local and private - nothing is ever sent to us

TROUBLESHOOTING

EXTENSION ICON NOT VISIBLE?

The icon may be hidden in the browser's extensions menu (the puzzle-piece icon). Click it, find TheTab, and pin it to keep it on your toolbar.

TABS NOT SAVING?

Make sure TheTab has the permissions it needs, then reload the extension from your browser's extensions page. Pinned and grouped tabs are intentionally left open and not saved.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT NOT WORKING?

Another extension or app may have claimed the same shortcut. Check your browser's keyboard shortcut settings (for example, chrome://extensions/shortcuts) and reassign Ctrl+Shift+1 or Ctrl+Shift+2 if needed.

LOST SOME TABS?

Use recently-closed recovery to bring back tabs from your latest sessions. To stay safe long-term, export a JSON backup regularly so you always have a copy.

Still stuck? Email support@thetabextension.com and describe what you were trying to do. You do not need to diagnose it for us.

FREQUENTLY ASKED

HOW DO I INSTALL THETAB?HOW DO I SAVE MY TABS?HOW DO I RESTORE MY TABS?WHERE ARE MY TABS STORED?CAN I EXPORT MY SAVED TABS?DOES THETAB WORK OFFLINE?IS THETAB FREE?WHAT BROWSERS ARE SUPPORTED?HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM ONETAB?HOW DO I SEARCH MY SAVED TABS?WHAT CAN I SEARCH FOR?HOW DO I CLEAR MY SEARCH?

Every answer lives in the community, where you can ask your own.

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