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Beacon

by beacontabs.support@gmail.com · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Keyboard-driven tab search. Hit Cmd+. (period) , type, switch.

Users
87
+18 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#89K
#74K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 21 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months
04487Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 87 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months
024Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Beacon

Beacon is a command palette for your browser. Hit Ctrl+. (Cmd+. on Mac) to open a search overlay, then type to jump straight to any open tab, saved bookmark, or history item. No mouse needed. Features Instant search overlay - Opens a centered palette over any page. Filters every open tab across all your windows as you type. Window-aware sorting - Tabs are tagged by window (W1, W2, ...) so look-alike pages are easy to tell apart. Tabs in your current window drop to the bottom, so the ones you are actually hunting for come up first. Slash commands - Type /book to search bookmarks or /hist to dig through your history. Switch modes on the fly without lifting your hands off the keyboard. Keyboard-first navigation - Arrow keys to move through results, Enter to open, Esc to close, Backspace to step out of a command mode. Close tabs from the keyboard - Arrow to any tab and press Cmd+Backspace (Ctrl+Backspace on Windows/Linux) to close it on the spot. The overlay stays open so you can clear out tabs in a row, without ever switching to them. Draggable overlay - If the palette is in the way, grab the header and move it anywhere on screen. Send feedback fast - Type /feedback to jump straight to the feedback form and report a bug or request a feature. Fully private - Everything runs inside your browser. No data leaves your machine, no external servers, no analytics of any kind. Note: The overlay cannot open on restricted Chrome pages like the New Tab page, chrome:// URLs, or the Chrome Web Store itself.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+29+50.0%00.00
30 days+18+26.1%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.1.021 Jun 2026
1.0.117 Jun 2026

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
17 Jun 2026
Size
119 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
oiaddkeihicogphkfpgpllaacnhboiek

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
tabsbookmarkshistory

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