Tab Purger & Grouper

Tab Purger & Grouper is a lightweight, privacy-focused extension that helps you keep your browser organized and free from clutter. Detect duplicate open tabs with a single click and automatically organize related websites into native Chrome Tab Groups. KEY FEATURES: • One-Click Duplicate Removal: Automatically detect duplicate open tabs and close them instantly while preserving your active or earliest opened tab. • Smart URL Matching: Filter out tracking parameters (utm_*, fbclid, gclid, ref) and customize rules to ignore URL hash (#) or query strings. • Tab Groups by Domain: Automatically group multiple tabs from the same website (e.g., github.com, youtube.com) into clean, color-coded tab groups. • Root Domain Aggregation: Optionally merge subdomains (e.g., mail.google.com and drive.google.com) under a single root domain group. • Smart Category Grouping: Automatically group tabs by topic—Search & AI, Development, Social & Chat, Media & Streaming, Docs & Workspace, Shopping, and News. • Pinned Tab Protection: Protect your pinned tabs from accidental closure. • Window Scope Control: Clean tabs in the current window or across all open windows. • Multilingual Support: Built-in localization for Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, French, and German. • Keyboard Shortcuts: Press Alt+Shift+D to close duplicates or Alt+Shift+G to group tabs instantly. HOW TO USE: 1. Click the Tab Purger & Grouper icon in your Chrome toolbar. 2. View your current tab count, detected duplicate tabs, and existing groups. 3. Click "Smart Clean" to remove all duplicate tabs and group remaining tabs by domain in one step. 4. Or use dedicated buttons to close duplicates, group by domain, or group by smart category individually. 5. Click the Settings icon in the top right to customize matching rules, threshold counts, and preservation strategies. PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS: • 100% Client-Side: All tab analysis and grouping operations run entirely inside your browser. • No Tracking: The extension does not collect, log, or transmit any browsing history or personal data. • Minimal Permissions: Only standard "tabs", "tabGroups", and local "storage" permissions are used. SUPPORT & SOURCE CODE: • Open Source: Released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3). • GitHub Repository: https://github.com/macpaul/chrome-extension-tabgroup • Issues & Feedback: https://github.com/macpaul/chrome-extension-tabgroup/issues