FAQ
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What data is collected? What is sent to third-party services?
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tabXpert collects only tab attributes: URL and title. tabXpert doesn't have access to any data on your pages. If you create an account, your email address, name, and password hash are saved in Cloud. Only in case you have Cloud synchronization enabled, extension data is synchronized with Cloud.
Third-party services tabXpert uses:
Service Usage Shared data Sentry Error reporting IP address IBM Cloud Cloud storage Account and extension data SendGrid Email communication Email address, name Google Analytics Usage statistics We don't share with Google any private information You can find a full privacy policy document here.
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What local permission does tabXpert have?
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It's important, that tabXpert doesn't have access to any data on your pages.
Permission Description Read your browsing history To access tab's state (main feature) Read and change your data on all tabxpert.com sites To communicate with tabxpert.com Display notifications To display Chrome notifications Read and change your bookmarks (optional) To read browser bookmarks Context menu To show tabXpert menu in the browser context menu
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How to keep my data safe?
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You can protect your data the following way:
- enable real-time synchronization with Cloud, which is a real-time backup.
- export data manually with weekly reminders.
- export backup database in case something happened with your main database.
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Would it be possible to restore a deleted session?
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We are planning to implement a Trash for deleted sessions. Meanwhile, you can restore it manually:
- Make sure tabXpert version is 2.0.31 or above.
- Please watch this video on how to restore a deleted session.
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Is it possible to give a name to browser windows?
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Unfortunately, Chrome doesn't have an API to name windows. There is an open feature request, but it's stale and the chances it's going to be implemented any time soon are low.
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How does tab suspender work?
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When suspended, the tab's URL is replaced with a special URL and the tab gets unloaded. When the tab gets activated, its URL is replaced back to the original.
The original tab's URL is not transferred to the Internet. The URL is encoded in URI fragment and processed locally.
The suspender doesn't depend on tabXpert servers. It's hosted by Cloudflare (CDN-network) and cached locally by your browser.
tabXpert can suspend tabs only when opening tabs and sessions. To suspend tabs on the fly, we suggest using the browser suspender. Also, tabXpert supports "The Marvellous Suspender" and "Tab Suspender" extensions.
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How does the Cloud sync work?
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tabXpert syncs all data - sessions, tabs, bookmarks, tags, etc. across all profiles. It doesn't matter if a session is closed or active. By default, tabXpert closes an active session in other profiles to avoid side effects. But you can change this behaviour in the Cloud settings and work in the same active session simultaneously in different profiles.
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When I import a tabXpert backup file, it doesn't restore deleted sessions.
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That's an expected behavior. The import doesn't overwrite the existing data, but merges it. tabXpert backup is designed to be restored in empty profiles in case of data loss.
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What browsers are supported?
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tabXpert supports Chromium-based browsers - Chrome, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, etc.
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Which extensions are incompatible with tabXpert?
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The following extensions caused various compatibility issues: Super Evil New Tab Redux, SimpleTabOrder
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Does tabXpert support Vivaldi tab groups?
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tabXpert doesn't support Vivaldi tab groups because Vivaldi is not following Chromium tab groups API.
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Are you going to implement Firefox support?
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Firefox is not Chromium-based and doesn't have a noticeable market share, this is why there are no plans to support it.
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Why can't tabXpert see incognito windows?
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You need to enable incognito support, please check Settings → Sessions → Incognito mode support.
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Would it be possible to restore the history of page visits?
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Unfortunately, it is impossible to implement.
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Why are windows restored not on the same monitor where it was closed?
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There is no API to support multi-monitor placement.
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Import from Session Buddy
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You can export data from the Session Buddy extension, and import them into tabXpert. When you export data from Session Buddy, select the JSON format and enable the following options: Sessions, Windows, Titles, and URLs:
Then you open tabXpert Settings → Import → Session Buddy where you can choose if you want to import untitled sessions.
The data will be duplicated if you import sessions from the Session Buddy for the second time.
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Import from OneTab
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You can export data from the OneTab extension, and import them into tabXpert.
You should do the following in order to export OneTab data.
- Enable “Developer Mode” on the extensions page (Menu → Extensions → Manage extensions)
- Find OneTab and open the service worker by clicking the link:
- Select the Console tab, paste the following command
JSON.stringify(await chrome.storage.local.get())and press Enter - Right click on the output and select "Copy string contents"
- Paste copied information to a new plain text file
Then you open tabXpert Settings → Import → OneTab where you can choose if you want to import untitled sessions.
The data will be duplicated if you import sessions from the OneTab for the second time.