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VertiTab Overview

VertiTab Overview

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VertiTab is a vertical tab manager designed specifically for browser sidebars, offering 20+ innovative features such as vertical tab layouts, smart tab grouping, and tab snapshots. It helps you efficiently manage a large number of tabs, improve focus, and enhance your browsing experience.

Ways to Use

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🎯 Chrome Sidebar (Recommended)

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::: tip Settings Options Page > Appearance > Click extension icon action > Open SidePanel :::

  • Perfectly fits the native Chrome sidebar to display tabs vertically

  • Makes full use of wide screens, providing a more intuitive tab management experience

  • Supports custom themes and layouts for a personalized sidebar experience

    open in sidepanel

⚡ Quick Popup

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::: tip Settings Options Page > Appearance > Click extension icon action > Open Popup :::

  • Quickly open the tab manager by clicking the extension icon

  • Ideal for temporary operations, supporting keyboard shortcuts to improve efficiency

    open in popup

🪟 Independent Pop-up Window (Added in v3.1.0)

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::: tip Settings Options Page > Appearance > Click extension icon action > Open new pop-up window :::

  • Open the tab manager in a new pop-up window, providing more operational space
  • Independent window can be freely resized, suitable for users who need more display area
  • Supports multitasking operations, managing tabs without affecting the main browser window

Open new pop-up window

💡 Web Sidebar

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::: tip Tips

This Feature is only triggered when the side panel is not open. Opening the side panel will disable this Feature. :::

  • Activate the vertical tab bar on any webpage

  • Customizable position and trigger method, with drag-to-adjust width for an immersive browsing experience

    open in page sidebar

::: tip Tips

Due to security and privacy restrictions, the web sidebar doesn’t work on the following types of pages:

  • Browser extension stores (such as the Chrome Web Store, Microsoft Edge add-ons)
  • Internal browser pages (starting with chrome://, edge://, or about://)
  • Local files on your computer (starting with file://)
  • Pages from other browser extensions (starting with chrome-extension:// or extension://, or similar)
  • Websites with a strict Content Security Policy
  • The New Tab page (starting with chrome://newtab/ or edge://newtab/, or similar)
  • The built-in PDF viewer page

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Core Features

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Tab Management

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  • Tab Operations: Close duplicate tabs, tab previews
  • Vertical Tab Layout: Tree-style tab hierarchy, automatic site-based categorization, compact list mode, window tab management
  • Smart Tab Grouping: AI-driven grouping, custom rules, batch operations, one-click tab organization
  • Quick Tab Access: Pin frequently used tabs, bookmark important websites, manage groups of bookmarks

Browser Efficiency Tools

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  • Tab Snapshots: Save entire work environments, record window layouts, switch between multiple snapshots, automatic backup and recovery
  • Tab Performance Optimization: Automatically hibernate tabs, optimize memory usage, intelligent rule configuration
  • Tab Search: Real-time search, fuzzy matching, history support, tab previews
  • Multi-function Navigation Bar: Manage tabs, bookmarks, history, and more in one unified interface
  • Website Custom Configurations: Auto-sleep, page keep-alive, privacy browsing, auto-refresh, etc.

Search Features

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  • Search open tabs, recently closed tabs, history, bookmarks, and more

Search Engine Support

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  • Supports Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other major search engines, with quick switching between search sources

AI Chat Integration

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  • Integrated with ChatGPT, Claude, and other mainstream AI models
  • Automatically fills in the chat box and submits queries for you

Performance Optimization

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Auto Tab Management

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  • Auto Hibernate/Close: Set thresholds for auto-hibernation/closure and exclude specific websites via whitelist
  • Smart rules to skip fixed tabs, media playback, form filling, etc.

Memory Optimization

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  • Smart tab discard mechanism, lazy loading, performance monitoring

Data Sync

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  • Cross-device syncing, automatic workspace backup, importing/exporting user preferences

User Interface Customization

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Custom Themes

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  • 24 built-in themes available for personalizing colors, fonts, and component styles according to your preferences

Browser Compatibility

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Supported Platforms

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  • Chrome, Edge, Firefox (139+), Opera

System Requirements

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  • Chrome: Latest version
  • Firefox: Version 139+ (supports native tab group API)
  • Edge: Latest version

Permissions

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Required Permissions

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  • tabs: Manage and operate browser tabs
  • tabGroups: Manage and operate tab groups
  • sidePanel: Manage and operate the sidebar
  • alarms: Set and manage scheduled tasks
  • storage: Manage and operate local storage
  • favicon: Retrieve and display website icons

Optional Permissions

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  • readingList, cookies, history, search, bookmarks

Privacy Protection

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  • All data is stored locally and only encrypted during data transfer when cloud sync or AI grouping is enabled

Premium Features

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VertiTab Premium offers powerful tools for users seeking maximum efficiency:

  • Cloud Sync: Sync tabs, settings, and quick access across devices, with automatic backup and recovery
  • Advanced Picture-in-Picture: Customizable video player supporting subtitles, comments, and progress preview thumbnails
  • Advanced Customization: Custom action menus, tree menu settings, advanced tab focus configurations
  • Advanced Tools: Tab history tracking, scheduled tasks (refresh, sleep, close), link open method settings, and enhanced bookmark management
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Why Choose VertiTab?

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  • Professional Design: Optimized for Chrome sidebar, providing the best vertical tab management experience
  • Flexible Use: Supports sidebar, quick popup, and web sidebar modes for managing tabs wherever you are
  • Powerful Features: 20+ innovative features offering the most comprehensive tab management experience
  • Smart Efficiency: AI-driven auto-grouping system that simplifies tab management
  • Performance Optimization: Smart sleep mechanism ensures smooth browser performance at all times
  • Data Security: Automatic workspace backups to ensure your work is never lost

VertiTab is a professional Chrome vertical tab manager that makes tab management easier and more efficient.