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Live tab preview for Chrome

Find the right tab before you switch.

Search or point at an open tab to preview the live page. Click to switch—or move away to snap back.

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No account · No backend · No host permissions

Real TabShow side panel showing the current tab in violet and a live hover preview in amber
01 Live page preview02 Title, URL & domain search03 All-window scope04 Keyboard navigation

One interaction

Recognize first.
Switch second.

Most tab tools ask you to organize more. TabShow helps at the exact moment a collapsed title or familiar favicon is no longer enough.

  1. Search or pointUse the side panel to narrow the list or hover any tab.
  2. Preview the live pageThe real tab appears in your main browser window.
  3. Decide without penaltyClick to switch. Move away to return to the original tab.
Real TabShow search results filtering open tabs by the word TabShow

TabShow 2.0

More context.
Still one sharp tool.

01

Find faster

Search open tabs by title, URL, or domain instead of scanning the tab strip.

02

See every window

Switch scope when the page you need lives in another Chrome window.

03

Sort with intent

Keep browser order or sort by recent use, recent addition, domain, or group.

04

Stay on the keys

Arrow keys select, Enter opens, and Escape returns to your original tab. Hover when you want a live preview.

Honest positioning

A recognition tool.
Not another workspace.

TabShow keeps live tabs live. It does not close them into a list, save cloud sessions, or ask you to rebuild browsing around projects. If you need workspace sync or aggressive memory cleanup, another tool may fit better. If you need to identify the right live page quickly, that is TabShow’s job.

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Real TabShow All windows view showing tabs from two Chrome windows

Privacy by design

Your tabs stay
in your browser.

TabShow has no account, backend, ads, or tracking. It does not request host permissions, so it cannot access the contents of the websites you visit.

  • Tab metadata powers listing, search, sorting, and switching.
  • Chrome’s side-panel and tab-group APIs provide the interface.
  • Your color, delay, and window-scope settings stay local.
Read every permission in plain language

Built in public

Help shape
what comes next.

Suggest a feature, report a problem, comment, or upvote the ideas that would improve your tab workflow.

01
Share feedbackOpen the public Featurebase board
02
Rate TabShowIf TabShow has earned five stars, a quick review helps others find it.

Clear answers

Questions before you install

Does TabShow read the contents of webpages?

No. TabShow does not request host permissions and cannot read page contents. It uses Chrome's tab metadata—such as titles, URLs, favicons, groups, and status—to power the side panel.

Can I search tabs across every Chrome window?

Yes. Choose All windows to search and organize tabs across Chrome windows. For safety, a tab in another window switches only when clicked; hover preview does not steal focus across windows.

What happens when I move away from a preview?

TabShow returns you to the original tab. If the preview was the right page, click it to make the switch permanent.

Can I use TabShow with the keyboard?

Yes. Arrow keys select search results, Enter opens the selected tab, and Escape returns to the original tab. Hover a current-window result when you want a live preview. The side panel shortcut can be customized in Chrome's extension shortcut settings.

Ready when you are

Find the tab.
Keep your place.

Preview live Chrome tabs from the side panel—then switch only when you are sure.

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