Search all Tabs

Search all Tabs

A powerful offline indexing and searching tool to find matching tabs in a popup

What is Search all Tabs?
'Search All Tabs' is a Firefox add-on designed to facilitate easy and effective content search among numerous open tabs. It uses search operators like 'AND' and 'OR' to help users find relevant content in a sea of open tabs. This add-on is perfect for those who often find themselves with many tabs open, as it serves as a tab manager. It can also index local files and supports around 30 languages. Other features include grouping matched tabs into a new window, copying URLs to the clipboard, offering keyboard-only controls, supporting dark theme and sidebar view, and displaying additional matching snippets for deep search.
Merlin
Stats
By: Lunu
Users: 1,482 ▲ 11
Rating: 4.54 (28)
Version: 0.5.1 (Last updated: 2023-12-05)
Creation date: 2018-12-27
Weekly download count: 27
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • unlimitedStorage
  • <all_urls>
Size: 1.00M
URLs: Website
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Merlin
Summary

Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks0PDxFBrA0

This extension provides a powerful content searching tool for you to easily find the relevant tab among many open ones. Like all search engines, this extension supports search operators like "AND" and "OR". You can use this extension to find the relevant content when there are many open tabs like a normal tab manager extension. It is also possible to index local files as well. This extension supports parsing content from around 30 languages and displays a preview (snippet) for the matching result. You can click on each search entry to directly activate the container tab.

Notes:

  1. Make sure to read the FAQs page to get yourself familiar with the search operators and keywords.
  2. This extension works offline and stores the indexing database in your browser memory. There is no server-side interaction what so ever.

Features:

  1. Copy all URLs to the user's clipboard
  2. Group all matched tab as a new window
  3. Keyboard-only controls
  4. Supports dark theme
  5. Supports sidebar view
  6. Supports deep search: display more matching snippets for a single tab
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Can search across all open tabs which saves time and is useful for users with many tabs open
  • Privacy focused, does not send or persist indexed data
  • Fast searching capabilities
  • The add-on is compatible with Waterfox and other Firefox-based browsers
  • Many improvements and intuitive popup interface after updates
Cons
  • Unable to search unloaded tabs
  • Can be slow to load and may take a while for the search engine to be ready after restarting
  • Sometimes it doesn't work and requires re-enabling to fix
  • No keyboard shortcut for summoning the search function
  • The search results display is limited, often showing only titles rather than full search results
Most mentioned
  • Searches across all open tabs quickly
  • Does not search unloaded tabs or the body of unloaded tabs
  • Lacks keyboard shortcut and advanced search options
  • Slow initialization and occasional non-responsiveness requiring restart
  • Recent updates and compatibility with multiple browsers
Recent reviews
Nice for use. Is it able to be localized?
by 夜揽青河, 2024-03-09
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Safety
Risk impact

Search all Tabs may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Search all Tabs is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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