Privacy Policy

Your tab data stays in Chrome.

SignalTabs is a local-first Chrome extension that replaces the new tab page with a workspace for understanding, cleaning up, saving, and restoring browser tabs.

No account required
No tab data upload by default
No server-side tab sync layer
User-submitted feedback only

What SignalTabs stores

SignalTabs may store app settings, saved items, archive metadata, and lightweight extension state in Chrome extension storage and related browser-managed APIs.

Saved items remain until you remove them. Archived items are retained based on your selected retention setting.

What SignalTabs does not collect

  • SignalTabs does not require a user account.
  • SignalTabs does not upload your open tabs, saved items, browsing history, or page content to an external server by default.
  • SignalTabs does not sell or share browsing context for advertising.

Feedback submissions

Support feedback is collected through a Tally form only when you choose to submit it. Feedback may include the text you type, optional contact information you provide, and basic context needed to understand the report.

Do not include passwords, cookies, tokens, or private page content in feedback submissions.

Chrome permissions

tabs

Used to read open tabs, group them by domain, detect duplicates, focus existing tabs across windows, and close or restore tabs at your request.

activeTab

Used for safe, user-initiated actions tied to the current tab, especially Spotlight-related flows.

storage

Used to store preferences, saved items, archive metadata, and other extension state.

alarms

Used for scheduled cleanup tasks such as archive retention expiry.

bookmarks and history

Used by search and retrieval flows so you can find bookmarks and relevant browsing history. SignalTabs does not upload this data.

scripting

Used for extension-controlled UI helpers such as Spotlight-related page logic.

sessions

Used to access recently closed browsing sessions and support restore behavior.

favicon

Used to display site icons so the workspace is easier to scan visually.

Your choices

You can remove SignalTabs data by clearing saved items or archive items, changing extension settings, clearing Chrome extension storage, or uninstalling the extension.

For support or privacy questions, use the official support page.