Common questions about SignalTabs.
Short answers for Chrome Web Store users evaluating SignalTabs before installing, and for new users learning the core workflow.
What is SignalTabs?
SignalTabs is a Chrome extension that replaces your new tab page with a calm workspace for open tabs. It groups tabs by domain, highlights duplicates, saves useful pages for later, and helps reopen recently recorded URLs.
Does SignalTabs upload my tabs?
No. SignalTabs does not upload your open tabs, saved items, history, or page content to an external server by default. Your workspace state stays in Chrome extension storage and related browser APIs.
What happens when I close duplicate tabs?
SignalTabs keeps one copy of each duplicate URL and closes the extras. Cleanup is designed to reduce clutter without making it easy to lose every copy of a page.
What is the difference between Pinned, Saved for later, and Archive?
- Pinned: tabs you want visible in your active workspace.
- Saved for later: useful pages worth keeping but not keeping open right now.
- Archive: recently closed items that can still be restored.
Can I recover tabs after cleanup?
Supported SignalTabs cleanup flows record closed URLs in local Archive for the retention window selected in settings. Restoring reopens the URL; it does not restore unsaved form input, scroll position, or in-page state.
Does SignalTabs work across multiple Chrome windows?
Yes. SignalTabs can show tabs from all ordinary open windows in the current Chrome Profile and lets you jump to an existing tab by clicking its title.
Does releasing memory close my tabs?
No. When more than 20 background tabs are eligible, SignalTabs lets you review and confirm before releasing them. The tabs stay in their original windows and reload when clicked. Background audio may stop, and unsaved transient page state may be lost. Any MB or GB shown is an approximate local estimate, not a measurement of system memory.
Why does SignalTabs need Chrome permissions?
SignalTabs needs permissions to read open tabs, store local state, support saved items and archive reopen flows, search bookmarks and history, and display favicons. See the permissions audit for the full breakdown.
How do I set the Spotlight search shortcut?
Open SignalTabs Settings and follow the instructions for Chrome's extension shortcuts page. If the default shortcut conflicts with another extension, choose another available shortcut in Chrome.
How do I send feedback?
Use the support page to open the official feedback form. Please include what happened, what you expected, and what you were trying to do.
Install SignalTabs from the Chrome Web Store.
Start with one small action: open a new tab, find duplicate tabs, save a useful page for later, or search for a tab you already have open.