Tab Archive

**Tab Archive** saves your open browser tabs to Google Sheets with one click — so you can finally close them without losing anything. Stop hoarding tabs you're afraid to close. Tab Archive captures every tab you select, organizes them automatically by website, and saves them to a shared Google Sheet under your account. Each entry includes a clickable link, the site domain, an AI-generated category, and a one-sentence summary so you always know what a tab was about — even weeks later. **Why install it:** - **Clear your browser** without the anxiety of losing something important - **Find saved tabs instantly** — browse by domain or search everything in the "All Tabs" sheet - **AI descriptions** (powered by Gemini) tell you what each page was actually about - **Your Google account, your data** — everything goes directly into a spreadsheet you own and control - **No subscriptions, no servers** — works entirely through your existing Google account --- **Installation:** 1. Click **Add to Chrome** on this page 2. When prompted, click **Add extension** to confirm 3. You'll see the Tab Archive icon appear in your Chrome toolbar (pin it for easy access via the puzzle piece menu) 4. Click the icon and sign in with your Google account when prompted — this allows Tab Archive to create and write to your spreadsheet --- **Getting started (2 minutes):** 1. Go to aistudio.google.com/apikey and create a free Gemini API key (sign in with any Google account) 2. Click **Create API key**, copy it 3. Click the Tab Archive icon → gear icon to open Settings 4. Paste your API key and save 5. You're all set --- **How to use it:** 1. Open any tabs you're researching, reading, or saving for later 2. Click the Tab Archive icon — a preview list of your open tabs appears 3. Check the tabs you want to save (or select all) 4. Hit **Save & Close** — Tab Archive categorizes each tab with AI, saves them to your sheet, and closes them automatically 5. Open your Google Sheet anytime to find what you saved, organized by site with clickable links and descriptions Your sheet lives in Google Drive under your account. Each website gets its own tab in the spreadsheet, plus an "All Tabs" sheet that shows everything in one place. --- Perfect for researchers, students, and anyone who uses browser tabs as a to-do list.