Effective date: 2026-06-11
TabWise is a Chrome browser extension that helps you manage tabs, detect duplicates, save bookmarks, and organise browser sessions. This policy explains what data the extension stores, where it is stored, and what it is used for.
Feature availability varies by release (early versions ship a smaller feature set). Data listed below is only stored if the corresponding feature exists in your version and you use it.
chrome.storage.sync (synced across your Chrome profiles)| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Saved tabs (URL, title, favicon URL, note, tags, saved-at timestamp) | So you can reopen or reference them later |
| Tag library (list of tag strings you have created) | To power the tag chip UI across devices |
| Window titles (custom names you give to browser windows) | To remember your window labels |
| Domain rules (domain + action pairs) | To apply your automation preferences on matching sites |
| Sessions index and session data (tab lists with names and timestamps) | To restore saved or collapsed window sessions |
| Tab limit setting | To enforce your preferred maximum tabs per window |
| Duplicate checker enabled flag | To remember your duplicate detection preference |
chrome.storage.local (device-only, not synced)| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Inactive tab counters (tab ID, title, milliseconds inactive) | To track which tabs have been idle so they can be cleaned up |
| Inactive cleanup threshold and enabled flag | To remember your idle-cleanup preference |
| Suspend allowlist (domain names) | To remember which domains should never be suspended |
| First-run onboarding flag | To avoid showing the welcome tour more than once |
| UI preference flags (duplicate-prompt dismissed, stats section expanded) | To remember small interface choices you have made |
| Local usage counters (install date; counts of duplicate cleanups, duplicate notifications shown/clicked, searches) | Plain numeric counters used only to show you your own usage. They never leave your device unless you click “Copy beta diagnostics”, which copies them to your clipboard for you to share voluntarily |
chrome.storage.session (cleared when the popup closes)| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Search-focus flag | To focus the search bar when the popup is opened via keyboard shortcut |
When displaying saved tabs, TabWise uses favicon URLs that were captured at the time you saved the tab. These are standard web URLs pointing to the site’s own server and are fetched by your browser, not by TabWise or any third-party service.
TabWise requests the following Chrome permissions:
| Permission | Why it is needed |
|---|---|
tabs |
To read tab URLs, titles, and states in order to detect duplicates and manage windows |
notifications |
To show duplicate-tab alerts |
storage |
To persist your saved tabs, settings, and sessions |
tabGroups |
To group tabs by hostname when you use the Group action |
TabWise requests no host permissions — it cannot read, modify, or inject anything into the pages you visit. Tab URLs and titles are read solely through the tabs permission.
If this policy changes in a way that affects what data is stored or how it is used, the effective date at the top will be updated and release notes will describe the change.
For questions or concerns, open an issue here.