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Tab Black Hole: Tab Limit Manager

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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Stop drowning in tabs. Set a limit — extras gather in one quiet group, never auto-closed. Install and breathe.

Users
90
+27 in 30 days
Rating
4.5 / 5
−0.50 in 30 days
Ratings
6
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#87K
#72K among extensions
Version
1.10.1
updated 8 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months
04896May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 90 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 5 months
036May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 6 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 Tab Black Hole: Tab Limit Manager

You open a few tabs to look something up. An hour later there are forty, the one you need is buried in the middle, and every switch turns into a search. Tab Black Hole sets a tab limit for each window. Go over it and the extra tabs slide into one group at the end of the tab strip. Nothing closes on its own — the tabs stay open, one click away. You decide what to keep and what to let go, when you are ready. What you get: • A limit you set — a gentle cap per window, not a hard block and not auto-close. • One group for the overflow — collapse it out of sight, expand it to grab a tab back. • A badge that shows how far over you are: +1, +2, +N — so the count is never a surprise. • Close the whole pile in one click when you are done. • Sites that never count — add your mail, calendar, or task board and they stay out of the limit (subdomains included). Right after install, a short welcome page shows where the extra tabs went and lets you pick your limit; the counts change as you adjust it. Want more control? Press Alt+Shift+B for a side panel that lists the overflow, points out tabs you have not touched in hours, and estimates the memory you will free up. Once a day, when you are two tabs over, an optional guide can open inside the group to help you clear it. Everything stays on your device; anonymous analytics stays off unless you say yes when the extension asks once. In Forgotten, select all listed tabs or deselect them with one click. Close selected tabs with a separate button. Newly appearing tabs are not selected automatically. Most tab limiters block the new tab or close an old one. Tab Black Hole does neither. It parks the extras instead of slamming the door — because people keep too many tabs from fear of losing something, not laziness. Recent updates: • v1.10.1 — Your own tab groups stay as they are: never moved, not counted toward the limit • v1.10 — Welcome page after install: see where the extra tabs went and pick your limit • v1.9 — Select all forgotten tabs; selections survive list updates; fixed tab-grouping errors • v1.8.2 — New tabs land where you expect them; the interface is fully translated • v1.7 — Whitelist: sites that never count toward your limit • Now in 15 languages

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−9−9.1%+1−0.50
30 days+27+42.9%+1−0.50

Version history

13 versions recorded
1.10.18 Oct 2026
1.10.04 Oct 2026
1.9.014 Sep 2026
1.8.21 Aug 2026
1.8.124 Jun 2026
1.8.020 Jun 2026
1.7.04 Jun 2026
1.5.122 May 2026

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
6 May 2026
Size
131 KB
Languages
de, en, id, nl, vi, tr, es, fr
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
tab-black-hole.pages.dev
Extension ID
kdjljmhpekmmmipeffindanjbblgpngo

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabstabGroupsstoragesidePanel

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