Revolutionize your browsing with AI-powered tab intelligence - 100% private, 100% local
TabWhisperer transforms chaotic browser sessions into organized, intelligent workspaces using Chrome's Built-in AI APIs (Gemini Nano). Experience the future of browser tab management with on-device AI that respects your privacy.
Install and experience AI-powered tab management directly in Chrome!
Modern knowledge workers suffer from "Tab Overload Syndrome":
- Average user has 20-50+ tabs open simultaneously
- 67% can't find information they know they have open
- Duplicate tabs waste 30% of browser memory
- Context switching between tabs reduces productivity by 40%
TabWhisperer solves this with intelligent, privacy-preserving AI that runs entirely on your device.
- Smart Categorization: Automatically groups tabs into Work, Shopping, Research, Entertainment, etc.
- Content Summarization: Get instant AI summaries of any tab's content
- Natural Language Q&A: Ask questions about your tabs in plain English
- Duplicate Detection: Identify and merge duplicate or similar tabs
- Smart Cleanup Suggestions: AI recommends which tabs to close or archive
- Personalized Categories: Define custom categories for your workflow
- Auto-Cleanup Rules: Set conditions for automatic tab management
- Theme Preferences: Choose between light and dark modes
- Notification Controls: Configure alerts for tab management events
- Memory Thresholds: Set limits for memory usage warnings
- Background Processing: Toggle background categorization on/off
- Intelligent Tab Analysis: Automatically identifies inactive and redundant tabs
- Scheduled Cleanups: Set automatic cleanup intervals (daily, weekly, custom)
- Safe Mode: Protected categories (Work, Research, Study) require extra confirmation
- Memory Optimization: Prioritizes closing memory-heavy tabs
- Duplicate Merging: Automatically consolidates duplicate tabs
- Smart Suspend: Hibernates inactive tabs to save resources
- 100% On-Device Processing: All AI runs locally using Gemini Nano
- Zero Data Collection: No telemetry, no tracking, no cloud services
- Offline Capable: Works without internet once AI models are loaded
- Session Pooling: Reuses AI sessions for 10x faster responses
- Smart Caching: 5-minute cache for repeated queries
- Lazy Loading: Analyzes tabs only when needed
- Memory Efficient: Handles 100+ tabs smoothly
| API | Usage | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Prompt API | Core intelligence engine for tab analysis, categorization, and Q&A | Powers 80% of features |
| Summarizer API | Generates concise tab summaries | Reduces information overload by 70% |
- Keyword Detection: < 10ms intent classification
- Specialized Handlers: Different AI prompts for different query types
- Context Optimization: Sends only relevant tabs to AI
- Session Pooling: Maintains separate sessions per intent
- Prompt Hashing: Detects when context changes
- Automatic Cleanup: Manages memory efficiently
- Multi-Source Enrichment: Combines title, URL, and content
- Category Confidence Scoring: AI provides certainty levels
- Relationship Mapping: Identifies tab connections
- User Preference Storage: Persistent settings across sessions
- Rule-Based Automation: Create custom cleanup rules
- Category Templates: Pre-defined and custom category options
- "Which tabs are about machine learning?"
- "Summarize my shopping tabs"
- "Find duplicate tabs"
- "What research tabs do I have open?"
- Background categorization every 5 minutes
- Duplicate detection on new tab creation
- Memory usage monitoring
- Inactive tab identification
- Auto-cleanup based on user-defined rules
- Configure auto-cleanup intervals
- Set memory usage thresholds
- Customize category names and colors
- Define protected categories
- Toggle notification preferences
- Chrome 131+ with AI features enabled
- 4GB+ RAM recommended
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Enable Chrome AI:
chrome://flags/#optimization-guide-on-device-model → Enabled chrome://flags/#prompt-api-for-gemini-nano → Enabled -
Install Extension:
git clone https://github.com/MoussaabBadla/TabWhisperer.git cd tabwhisperer -
Load in Chrome:
- Navigate to
chrome://extensions/ - Enable Developer Mode
- Click "Load unpacked" → Select folder
- Navigate to
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Configure Settings:
- Click TabWhisperer icon
- Open Settings (⚙️)
- Customize auto-cleanup rules
- Set your preferences
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Verify AI:
- Green status = AI ready!
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ User Interface (Popup) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Background Service Worker │
│ ┌──────────────┬──────────────────┐ │
│ │ SessionPool │ IntentDetector │ │
│ ├──────────────┼──────────────────┤ │
│ │ QueryDispatch│ TabAnalyzer │ │
│ ├──────────────┼──────────────────┤ │
│ │AutoCleanup │ UserPreferences │ │
│ └──────────────┴──────────────────┘ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Chrome Built-in AI APIs │
│ (Prompt, Summarizer, Writer, Rewriter) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Load Extension (see Installation above)
- Open 20+ diverse tabs (news, shopping, docs, videos)
- Click "Analyze Tabs" - Watch AI categorize everything
- Try Q&A Chat - Ask "Which tabs are about [topic]?"
- Configure Auto-Cleanup - Set rules in Settings
- Test Smart Cleanup - Review AI suggestions before closing
- Test Offline - Disconnect internet, features still work!
- ✅ 50+ tabs performance test
- ✅ Duplicate detection accuracy
- ✅ Category assignment precision
- ✅ Natural language understanding
- ✅ Auto-cleanup engine effectiveness
- ✅ Custom settings persistence
- ✅ Offline functionality
- No External APIs: Zero network requests for AI processing
- No Analytics: No Google Analytics, no tracking pixels
- No Cloud Storage: All data stays in browser storage
- Local Preferences: Settings stored locally only
- Open Source: Complete code transparency
Built for Google Chrome Built-in AI Challenge 2025