Clutter Free - Prevent duplicate tabs chrome extension

What is Clutter Free - Prevent duplicate tabs?

Clutter Free - Prevent duplicate tabs is a tab manager extension for chrome. also, it is keyboard shortcuts extension. it's a free extension , it has 30,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 3.94 from 174 rated user, last update is 626 days ago.

What’s new in version 9.1.0?

                ** Automatically detect and close duplicate tabs

Preventing and closing duplicates tabs is the core mission. The extension runs in the background, checking when tabs are opened or links are clicked to see whether the target webpage is already open. If open, the extension switches focus to the existing tab, instead of opening a duplicate.

NEW: Quick Tab Search - search, switch to and close tabs. (Similar to ‘Go to tab’)

NEW: List all duplicate tabs, close them directly from list. (For supporters only initially)

Tune the core functionality using options - add websites or domains to allow-list to allow duplicates, or use the block-list to only block duplicates on certain websites.

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OTHER FEATURES:

1. Quick Tab Search (Ctrl/Command + Shift + L)
    - Search and switch to tabs across Chrome windows
    - Close, duplicate, allow-list, or move tab to new window
    - Keyboard shortcuts for all common actions - search, select, switch, close tabs (more coming soon)

2. Direct Switch - ClutterFree highlights links on webpages that are already open in another tab. Clicking a highlighted link switches directly the tab where the link is already open.

3. Open tab count - See number of open tabs on extension button

4. List duplicate tabs (e.g. in switched-off mode, or after installing)
    - Close all duplicates with a direct click
    - Selectively close duplicates
    - Original tabs marked with a special icon

5. Keyboard shortcuts and right-click menu options for quick actions:
    - Open extension window, 
    - Duplicate current tab, 
    - Move a tab to the end,
    - Add page to allow-list, and more

6. Detects duplicates suspended by 'The Great Suspender' extension

7. Search tabs from address bar - type `cf` and space to search, and switch to open tabs

8. Detect all pre-existing duplicates, and prompt to close them

9. No analytics or tracking, including Google Analytics

10. Export and import settings to file - to set up different Chrome profiles to same settings

11. Periodic statistics on duplicates prevented, and top domains for duplicates


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PERMISSIONS

>> "Read and change all your data on the websites you visit"

This phrase above is how Chrome describes when an extension uses the 'tabs' and "all_sites" permissions.

The extension needs these permissions to manage tabs - checking for, preventing, and closing duplicates.

You may read more about 'tabs' permissions here: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/tabs


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UPDATES

UPDATE 19 Mar 2023: 

    - Downgraded to manifest version 2 due to issues with Google's MV3 implementation

    
UPDATE 14 Feb 2023: 

    - All supporter features are now free for everyone


UPDATE 23 Oct 2022: 

    - Fixed support for The Great suspender alternatives
    
    
UPDATE 14 Nov 2021: 

    - Supporter subscriptions are available for purchase again
    
    
UPDATE 07 Jul 2021: 

    - Add support for alternates to The Great Suspender
    
    
UPDATE 25/28 Aug 2020: 

    - Set a tab count limit to control number of open tabs
    - Support for reward products
    
    
UPDATE 17 Jul 2020: 

    - Ignore hash and ignore query, on all websites, are out of experimental features
    - Advanced URL management (Supporters only)
        - Ignore hash and ignore query for selected websites
    
    
UPDATE 14 Jul 2020: 

    - Show all tabs from same domain as current tab
        - from keyboard shortcut, right-click menu, or search window
    - Close all tabs from same domain as current tab (Supporters only)
        - from keyboard shortcut or right-click menu
    
    
UPDATE 10 Jul 2020: 

Customisable keyboard shortcut actions
    - Choose from more than a dozen actions
    - Supporters only
    - Five pre-defined shortcuts for non-supporters
    

UPDATE 07 Jul 2020: 

Tab Search window updates
    - Copy all tabs to clipboard
    - Move tabs - to end or start of window
    - Pin/un-pin tabs (Supporters only)
    
    
UPDATE 06 Jul 2020: 

All users:
    - Option to ignore query parameter when comparing duplicates (?a=b...)
Supporters only: 
    - Suspend and unsuspend tabs from tab search (uses The Great Suspender extension)
    - Search for suspended / unsuspended tabs with 'is:suspended'
    
    
UPDATE 03 Jul 2020: 

    - Added allow list and block list options, replacing whitelist
    - Domain block list is out of experimental features, available only to supporters
    - Other minor bug fixes and updates
    
    
UPDATE 29 Apr 2020: 

    - Added 'System theme' option for extension window
    - Extension window themes are now available to all users
    - Minor fixes and code updates
    
    
UPDATE 03 Jul 2019: 
    
    Building on update from 10 May (below): When a link redirects to a previously open tab, the duplicate tab returns to previous tab before closing. This allows Chrome's 'Reopen closed tab' shortcut action to work as usual. Thanks to Joakim Nilsson for the suggestion.
    
    In a future update, this will become default behaviour: On clicking a link that is already open, the source tab will close. It will go back to the previous page before closing if the duplicate URL is after automatic redirection. Currently this behaviour is in advanced settings.
        
    
UPDATE 12 Jun 2019: 
    Updates for compatibility with latest version of 'The Great Suspender' extension
    + some bug fixes


UPDATE 10 May 2019: 
    1. New: Option to close source tab when clicking a duplicate link (available under advanced settings)
    2. Updates to supporter tiers
    3. Bug fixes


UPDATE 4 Mar 2019: Settings export/import & more
    1. Export/import settings to/from a file to set up a different Chrome profile
    2. Bug Fix: Added Momentum's new tab page to allow-list
    3. Bug Fix: Check target tab URL before switching (to prevent direct switch to obsolete tabs)


UPDATE 29 Jan 2019: Bug fixes & minor updates
    1. Bug Fix: Redirect loops caused when opening same document again from drive.google.com
    2. Renamed extension on/off state as ‘active’ and ‘passive’ states
    3. Tab search popup opens in the same size and location where last closed
    4. Option to open tab search in attached state (some features don't work in attached state)


UPDATE 22 Dec 2018: Dark theme (Supporters only)
    1. Dark theme option for tab search and duplicates windows
    2. Darker direct switch link indicators on light coloured webpages, vice versa


UPDATE 15 Dec 2018: Quick tab search (updated!)
    1. Lighter, faster tab search with direct access to tab actions - switch, close, duplicate, allow-list, or move to a new window. Pinning and suspending (Great Suspender) coming soon.
    2. Red dot to indicate all duplicates - including those created using the Clutter Free menu or keyboard shortcut (alt + shift + d)
    3. Updates to notifications, including option to disable the 'Duplicate tabs found' notification


UPDATE 10 Dec 2018: Duplicate tabs - indicator & lists
    1. A red dot on extension button to indicate that duplicate tabs are open
    2. See list of open duplicate tabs, and close all or selectively (For supporters only till mid-Jan 2019)


UPDATE 5 Dec 2018: Supporter subscriptions & context menu update
    1. Gift a small subscription to support continued development of Clutter Free
    2. Shorter menu item name when multiple context menus are added - now it just says 'Clutter Free'


UPDATE 22 Nov 2018: Notifications upgraded
    1. New in-page notification style - they only show inside Chrome, not on the desktop.
    2. Finer control over notifications - decide between ClutterFree styled, or default Chrome notifications, or switch them off entirely
    3. Reopen closed duplicates from notification
    4. BUG FIX: Tabs occasionally moved to the wrong location when duplicate opened in background


UPDATE 7 Nov 2018:
    1. Moved all settings to synced storage so they update across machines
    2. Remove AutoConvert Select link in extension window if already installed


UPDATE 6 Nov 2018:
    1. BUG FIX: Check for `command` key on Mac for links being opened in a background tab
    2. Added links to my AutoConvert Select extension
    3. Removed link to my AcceleReader for Pocket extension

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How to install Clutter Free - Prevent duplicate tabs?

You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.

Preview of Clutter Free - Prevent duplicate tabs

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Reviews of clutter free - prevent duplicate tabs:

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Syed Ashraful Karim March 16th, 2023

Works fine. But I think it should refresh the already open tab when the new duplicate tab is not opened, or there should be a settings whether I like to refresh the opened duplicate tab which is gonna highlighted.

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Ym M March 4th, 2023

I was using this with hundreds of tabs open and was working flawlessly. However, something changed recently that made chrome extremely slow opening a new tab when this ext is enabled. Only option was to uninstall it.

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Roderick Dunn February 21st, 2023

Works well until you have a certain number of tabs open, then chrome starts moving extremely slowly. I had to disable it for now because I always have a ton of tabs open. Would recommend for people who don't keep 50+ tabs open.

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