What is Popup Tab Switcher?

Popup Tab Switcher is a Chrome extension developed by Dmitriy Davydov, and its main feature is "Makes switching between tabs more convenient.".

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Extension Usage Instructions

The extension shows you a popup with last active tabs when you press its shortcut (Alt + Y by default). You cycle through them by holding Alt and pressing Y. By releasing the Alt key you switch to the chosen tab. This is like switching between apps in Windows (Alt + Tab) and in macOS (Cmd + Tab).

Also, when you close an active tab, you will be placed to the previously active one. It is more helpful than the default Chrome's behaviour, which activates the nearest tab.

You can delegate default switching between tabs by pressing Ctrl + Tab to the extension, see how https://github.com/dvdvdmt/popup-tab-switcher#replace-default-tab-switching-behaviour

NOTE: The extension tries to render its popup on the page wherever it is possible, but there are cases where it can't do that:
* Chrome's web store pages. The extension doesn't work here.
* Special Chrome tabs such as Settings, New tab, History, etc. In this case the extension tries to switch a user from a special tab to a previous tab without showing a popup.
* The page has no focus (a user searches on the page, focused on address bar, etc.). In this case the extension shows its popup and starts a timer by the end of which it will switch a user to the selected tab.
* Files pages (URL starts with file:///). The extension can't work on such pages without a special permission which you can turn on in Extensions > Popup Tab Switcher (Details) > Allow access to file URLs.

Source code on GitHub https://github.com/dvdvdmt/popup-tab-switcher

Extension Basic Information

Name	Popup Tab Switcher
ID	cehdjppppegalmaffcdffkkpmoflfhkc
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/popup-tab-switcher/cehdjppppegalmaffcdffkkpmoflfhkc
Description	Makes switching between tabs more convenient.
File Size	336 KB
Installation Count	10,100
Current Version	2023.4
Last Updated	2023-05-09
Publish Date	2020-07-01
Rating	4.51/5 Total 103 Ratings
Developer	Dmitriy Davydov
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	https://github.com/dvdvdmt/popup-tab-switcher
Help Page URL	https://github.com/dvdvdmt/popup-tab-switcher/issues
Supported Languages	en
manifest.json
{ "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "version": "2023.4", "name": "Popup Tab Switcher", "description": "Makes switching between tabs more convenient.", "permissions": [ "activeTab", "favicon", "scripting", "storage", "tabs" ], "host_permissions": [ "file:\/\/\/" ], "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": [ "\/_favicon\/" ], "matches": [ "" ] } ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "images\/icon-16.png", "24": "images\/icon-24.png", "32": "images\/icon-32.png", "48": "images\/icon-48.png", "128": "images\/icon-128.png" }, "default_title": "Popup tab switcher: Settings", "default_popup": "settings\/index.html" }, "commands": { "next": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+Y" }, "description": "Open recent tabs list. Select next" }, "previous": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+Shift+Y" }, "description": "Open recent tabs list. Select previous" } }, "icons": { "16": "images\/icon-16.png", "24": "images\/icon-24.png", "32": "images\/icon-32.png", "48": "images\/icon-48.png", "128": "images\/icon-128.png" } }