Lightweight Tab Search

If you have a habit of pinning various tabs in Chrome to help with your tasks, then there is a chance that you encountered some problems in finding some specific piece of information at some point. Lightweight Tab Search is an extension for Chrome that can lend a hand with this issue as it can pinpoint you to the tab that contains the required info.

After a quick installation via the standard way you add extensions to Chrome, you should be able to view a list with all the tabs currently opened in your browser. To get started, you need to type in a keyword that is included in the title of the page. Unfortunately, you can only find what you are looking for with words or phrases in the title only. It is worth mentioning that the extension remembers your last search even if you accidentally shut down the browser.

The developer specifies that you can fully control the extension via your keyboard without providing more details. While we assumed this meant assigning a key to scroll through the tabs, the add-on doesn’t include this option. Instead, you can use the standard arrow keys of your keyboard to reach the desired tab.

An interesting feature is that you can close tabs directly from the application, which may not be such a good thing overall. By closing a tab in the extension, you are also closing it in Chrome and that can cause some inconvenience in the long run.

Lightweight Tab Search is an extension that addresses a specific type of audience, namely those who need to have multiple tabs opened in their browser to complete their work or other tasks.