Privacy policy
Your tab data stays in Chrome.
SignalTabs is a local-first Chrome extension that turns your new tab page into a workspace for understanding, cleaning up, saving, and restoring browser tabs.
No account required
No tab upload by default
No server-side tab sync
Minimal website CTA metrics
What SignalTabs stores
Local product state.
SignalTabs may store app settings, saved items, archive metadata, and lightweight extension state in Chrome extension storage and related browser-managed APIs. Saved for later items may sync through the Chrome account you use with the browser; local Archive records remain in Chrome local extension storage.
Saved items remain until you remove them. Archived items are retained based on your selected retention setting.
What SignalTabs does not collect
No hidden tab upload.
- 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
Only what you choose to send.
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.
If you uninstall SignalTabs, Chrome may open the same Tally feedback form with an uninstall source marker. This is optional and only sends what you choose to submit.
Do not include passwords, cookies, tokens, or private page content in feedback submissions.
Website measurement
Install CTA clicks are counted separately.
The SignalTabs website uses Vercel Web Analytics for privacy-friendly page-view measurement and may send custom events when an Add to Chrome link becomes visible or is clicked. These events record CTA placement, page path, site language, and theme so we can understand which public pages lead to Chrome Web Store visits.
This website measurement does not include your open tabs, browsing history, saved items, page content, account identity, or extension data. Standard hosting and analytics systems may still receive normal request metadata when your browser contacts the website.
Your choices
You control your data.
You can remove SignalTabs data by clearing saved items or archive items, changing extension settings, clearing Chrome extension storage, or uninstalling the extension.
Chrome permissions
Why SignalTabs asks for browser permissions.
These permissions support the core tab workspace, search, saved items, and reopen flows. SignalTabs does not use them to upload your tab data by default. A shorter public audit is available on the permissions page.
tabs
Reads open tabs, groups them by domain, detects duplicates, focuses existing tabs across windows, releases eligible background tab memory, and closes or restores tabs at your request.
tabGroups (optional)
Requested only when you confirm a cross-window merge with native tab groups, so their names, colors, collapsed state, and membership stay intact. If you decline, no tabs are moved.
activeTab
Supports safe, user-initiated actions tied to the current tab, especially Spotlight-related flows.
storage
Stores preferences, saved items, archive metadata, and other extension state.
alarms
Supports scheduled cleanup tasks such as archive retention expiry.
bookmarks and history
Powers search and retrieval flows so you can find bookmarks and relevant browsing history locally.
scripting
Supports extension-controlled UI helpers such as Spotlight-related page logic.
sessions
Accesses recently closed browsing sessions and supports restore behavior.
favicon
Displays site icons so your workspace is easier to scan visually.