TabPilot

Autopilot for your browser tabs.
Smart grouping · Instant search · Optional AI · 100% private

Features · Install · Why TabPilot · Development · Contributing

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TabPilot is a free, open-source Chrome extension for automatic tab grouping and management. It works out of the box with 155+ built-in rules — no API key required. Optionally connect OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, or any local LLM (Ollama, DeepSeek) to boost accuracy to ~95%. All data stays on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no cloud.

TabPilot 是一款免费开源的 Chrome 标签页自动分组管理扩展。 内置 155+ 规则，开箱即用无需 API 密钥。 可选接入 OpenAI、Claude、Gemini 或本地大模型，准确率提升至 ~95%。 所有数据本地存储，无需注册，不追踪，不上传。

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Features

One-Click Smart Grouping

Organize all your tabs into Chrome Tab Groups with a single click. TabPilot classifies tabs using a built-in rule engine with 155+ domain rules and 20+ keyword patterns — no API key needed.

Lightning-Fast Search

Press Ctrl+Shift+F to open a Spotlight-style search overlay. Search across all open tabs and recently closed tabs with fuzzy matching, keyword highlighting, and relevance scoring.

Optional AI Enhancement

Bring your own API key to boost classification accuracy from ~75% to ~95%. TabPilot supports 4 AI providers:

Provider	Model
OpenAI	gpt-4o-mini
Claude	claude-sonnet-4-20250514
Gemini	gemini-2.5-flash
Custom	Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint

Two AI modes:

• Enhance mode — AI handles only the tabs the rule engine can't classify
• Free-form mode — AI creates custom group names and colors dynamically

Auto-Classify New Tabs

After AI grouping, new tabs are automatically collected into a "New Tabs" group. One click to classify them into existing groups using AI.

Privacy First

• All data stored locally via chrome.storage.local
• Your API key never leaves your device (except to the AI provider you choose)
• No accounts, no tracking, no analytics
• Fully open source — audit the code yourself

Bilingual

Full English and Chinese (简体中文) support. Automatically matches your Chrome language.

Install

From Chrome Web Store

(Coming soon)

From GitHub Releases (Recommended)

1. Go to the Releases page and download the latest tabpilot-vX.X.X.zip
2. Unzip to a folder
3. Open chrome://extensions and enable Developer Mode (top right toggle)
4. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder
5. Done! Pin TabPilot to the toolbar for quick access

Build from Source

For developers who want to build from source

git clone https://github.com/florianlanx/tabpilot.git
cd tabpilot
pnpm install
pnpm build

Then load dist/ as an unpacked extension in chrome://extensions (enable Developer Mode).

Why TabPilot

Every heavy browser user suffers from tab overload. Developers are the worst — GitHub PRs, Stack Overflow, docs, Jira, Slack, all mixed together. Chrome's native Tab Groups require manual drag-and-drop organization that nobody actually does.

Existing solutions all have trade-offs:

Category	Examples	Problem
Tab savers	OneTab	Collapses tabs to a list — destructive, no classification
Workspace managers	Workona, Partizion	Requires upfront manual setup
AI-only organizers	AI Tab Master, Tabaroo	Requires API key — no key = no functionality
Domain groupers	Tabblar	Groups by website, misses context (a GitHub PR ≠ a GitHub profile)

TabPilot's approach: progressive enhancement.

1. Level 0 (zero config) — Rule engine with 155+ domain rules and 20+ keyword patterns covers ~75% of tabs accurately
2. Level 1 (add API key) — AI enhances the remaining ~25%, boosting accuracy to ~95%
3. Level 2 (free-form AI) — AI creates entirely custom groups with dynamic names and colors

The best tab manager should work instantly with zero configuration, then get smarter with optional AI.

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Language	TypeScript
UI	Vue 3 + Composition API
Build	Vite + CRXJS
Styling	Tailwind CSS
Extension	Manifest V3
Testing	Vitest

Project Structure

src/
├── background/     # Service worker: classifier, tab-manager, searcher, storage
├── popup/          # Popup UI (group preview + actions)
├── content/        # Spotlight search overlay
├── shared/         # Types, constants, rules, AI client, i18n, utils
└── styles/         # Global CSS (Tailwind)

Development

pnpm install          # Install dependencies
pnpm dev              # Dev server with HMR
pnpm build            # Production build
pnpm test             # Run tests
pnpm typecheck        # Type check

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Support

If you find TabPilot useful, consider:

• Starring the repo on GitHub
• Sharing it with friends

License

MIT © Florian