Tab Genius: Turn Browser Chaos Into Organized Clarity

February 2026 — by Ahmed Abd El-Latif

If you're reading this, chances are you have somewhere between 30 and 100 browser tabs open right now. Maybe more. Some are work-related documents you swore you'd read "later." Others are social media tabs you checked hours ago. A few are shopping carts you abandoned weeks back. And then there's that one Stack Overflow answer you're convinced you'll need again someday.

Tab overload is real, and it's exhausting. It slows down your browser, clutters your mental space, and makes finding that one specific tab feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. You could manually bookmark everything, but who has the time? You could close tabs in bulk, but what if you need one later?

That's where Tab Genius comes in.

What Is Tab Genius?

Tab Genius is a free Chrome extension that automatically categorizes your browser tabs and suggests what to do with each one—whether to close it, bookmark it, or keep it open. Think of it as a personal assistant for your browser, one that understands the difference between a work document, a social media feed, and a research article.

Unlike generic tab managers that simply list your tabs or group them by window, Tab Genius actually understands context. It knows that docs.google.com is a work tool, while mail.google.com is your email. It recognizes shopping sites, documentation pages, social networks, and more—sorting everything into 9 smart categories without you lifting a finger.

Smart Categorization That Actually Works

Tab Genius organizes your tabs into these categories:

• Social Media – Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Discord
• Work & Productivity – Notion, Slack, Google Docs, Jira, Figma
• Documentation & Learning – Stack Overflow, GitHub, MDN, tutorials
• Shopping – Amazon, eBay, and other e-commerce sites
• News & Media – Hacker News, blogs, news outlets
• Entertainment – YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, streaming services
• Email – Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail
• Search & Research – Google, DuckDuckGo, search results
• Other – Everything else

The categorization is context-aware. It looks at domain names, URL paths, query parameters, and even title suffixes to figure out what each tab is. Plus, you can add custom categories for sites specific to your workflow.

Know What to Close, Bookmark, and Keep

Here's where Tab Genius really shines. After categorizing your tabs, it suggests an action for each one:

• Close – Old social media tabs, outdated search results
• Bookmark – Documentation you'll reference again, important articles
• Keep Open – Active work tabs, things you're currently using

You can customize these suggestions per category in Settings. Want to always bookmark documentation but close social media tabs after a certain time? Done. Prefer to keep work tabs open but auto-close shopping carts? Easy.

When you're ready, click Quick Cleanup from the popup to execute all suggestions at once. Tab Genius will close what needs closing, bookmark what's worth saving, and leave your essential tabs untouched. It even generates a detailed report of everything it did, so you always know what happened.

A Dashboard Built for Control

While the popup gives you quick stats and one-click cleanup, the full dashboard is where you get surgical precision. Here you can:

• Search tabs by title or URL and instantly switch to any tab
• Detect duplicates and close redundant tabs with one click
• Export your tabs as JSON or Markdown for reference
• Save and restore sessions – capture your current tab state and bring it back later
• Auto-group tabs – move categories into separate windows with Chrome's native tab groups
• Fine-tune per tab – change any tab's category or action manually
• Bulk actions – select multiple tabs and execute actions all at once

It's designed for researchers juggling dozens of references, developers with countless documentation tabs, and anyone who needs real control over their browsing environment.

Your Tabs, Your Privacy

This is the part worth emphasizing: all processing happens locally in your browser. Tab Genius reads your tab titles and URLs to categorize them, but nothing is sent to external servers. No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. Your browsing habits stay private.

Settings and custom categories are stored using Chrome's built-in storage, which can sync across your devices if you're signed into Chrome. But that sync is between you and Google—Tab Genius never sees it.

Who Should Use Tab Genius?

If any of these sound like you, Tab Genius was built for you:

• You regularly have 30+ tabs open and struggle to find what you need
• You're a researcher managing dozens of reference articles and papers
• You're a developer with documentation, GitHub repos, and Stack Overflow tabs everywhere
• You want less mental clutter and more focus while browsing
• You care about privacy and prefer local-first tools

From 80 Tabs to Focused Browsing

Tab overload doesn't have to be a permanent condition. With Tab Genius, you get clarity without the manual tedium. It categorizes, suggests, and cleans up your tabs so you can focus on what actually matters—your work, your research, or just browsing without the chaos.

It's free, installs in seconds, and requires no account. Just add it to Chrome and let it handle the rest.

Get Started Today

Ready to take back control of your browser? Tab Genius is available now on the Chrome Web Store. Install it, open the dashboard with Ctrl+Shift+G (or Cmd+Shift+G on Mac), and watch your tab chaos transform into organized clarity.