Short intro
I built Quick Tab Cleaner, a small Chrome extension for finding duplicate tabs and cleaning them up safely.
It is not a session manager, bookmark tool, or background automation system. The goal is simple: when I have too many tabs open, I want to quickly see whether I opened the same URL multiple times, preview what will stay open, and close duplicates only when I choose to do it.
Chrome Web Store: [QTC_STORE_URL]
Product hub: https://ressurd.github.io/tools-and-products/
Problem
When I work with many browser tabs, duplicate tabs happen naturally.
I might open the same documentation page several times, click the same search result again, or keep multiple copies of a tool, issue, article, or reference page without noticing.
After a while, the tab bar becomes harder to scan. But manually checking every tab is slow, and automatically closing tabs can feel risky.
I wanted a small utility that answers one question:
Which open tabs are exact duplicates, and which ones can I safely close?
What Quick Tab Cleaner does
Quick Tab Cleaner reads the currently open tabs, finds duplicate tabs by exact URL, and shows duplicate groups in the popup.
Before closing anything, it shows which tab will stay open and which tabs are marked to close. Cleanup only happens after the user explicitly clicks a cleanup button.
The extension is designed around manual, visible cleanup. It does not automatically close tabs in the background.
Main features
Find duplicate tabs
Quick Tab Cleaner checks open tabs and groups tabs that have the same exact URL.
This is intentionally simple. It does not try to guess whether two similar pages are “basically the same.” It uses exact URL matching so the result is easier to understand.
Preview duplicate groups
Duplicate groups are shown before cleanup.
The popup makes it clear which tab will stay open and which duplicate tabs are candidates for closing.
Safe cleanup flow
Quick Tab Cleaner is not an automatic tab closer.
Cleanup only runs when the user chooses an action. The user can review the duplicate groups first, then clean up one group or all duplicate groups.
Current tab state only
The extension works with the tabs that are currently open.
It does not scan full browsing history, monitor browsing in the background, or collect page content.
Lightweight utility behavior
Quick Tab Cleaner is meant to be a small focused tool. It helps reduce tab clutter without trying to become a full tab workspace.
Quick Tab Cleaner vs Tab Session Manager / Copy Tab List
I also work on other small Chrome extensions, but each one has a different purpose.
Tab Session Manager is for saving and reopening tab sessions. It is useful when you want to preserve a set of tabs and restore them later.
Copy Tab List is for copying the current window’s tab list as Markdown, plain text, or URLs.
Quick Tab Cleaner is different. It is focused on duplicate tab cleanup. It helps you find tabs with the same exact URL and close duplicates after reviewing them.
In short:
- Tab Session Manager: save and restore tab sessions
- Copy Tab List: copy tab lists
- Quick Tab Cleaner: find and clean duplicate tabs
Privacy / local behavior note
Quick Tab Cleaner uses the Chrome tabs API to read currently open tab information so it can detect duplicate URLs and show cleanup previews.
It does not use host permissions. It does not scan browsing history in the background. It does not collect page content.
The extension does not use analytics, advertising, cloud sync, accounts, or a remote backend.
Tab cleanup only happens when the user explicitly clicks a cleanup action.
Who it is for
Quick Tab Cleaner may be useful if you:
- often keep many tabs open
- accidentally open the same page multiple times
- want to reduce tab clutter without saving a session
- prefer reviewing tabs before closing them
- want a small utility instead of a full tab manager
- work with documentation, dashboards, articles, issue trackers, or research pages
What is not included yet
Quick Tab Cleaner currently does not include:
- automatic background cleanup
- scheduled cleanup
- saved cleanup rules
- cloud sync
- account login
- AI tab grouping
- analytics
- billing
- full browsing history scanning
- page content collection
The current version stays focused on manual duplicate tab cleanup.
Links
Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/quick-tab-cleaner/demahagddmfkfhnccgcfdkkblnmogmof
Product hub: https://ressurd.github.io/tools-and-products/
Korean Summary
Quick Tab Cleaner는 현재 열린 탭 중에서 같은 URL을 가진 중복 탭을 찾아 정리할 수 있는 작은 Chrome extension입니다. 자동으로 탭을 닫는 도구가 아니라, 사용자가 popup에서 중복 그룹을 확인한 뒤 직접 cleanup 버튼을 눌렀을 때만 동작합니다.
Tab Session Manager가 세션 저장/복원용이고, Copy Tab List가 탭 목록 복사용이라면, Quick Tab Cleaner는 중복 탭 정리에 집중한 유틸리티입니다. 방문 기록 전체 스캔, 백그라운드 감시, analytics, remote backend는 사용하지 않는 방향으로 설명하면 됩니다.
