asked the machines to make some improvement. window select. other browser support. I think. I haven't tested it yet. YOLO.

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> *A browser extension for people who open 47 tabs and call it "research".*
TabCatcher is a tiny Microsoft Edge (and Chrome-compatible) extension that rounds up all your feral open tabs and herds them into a neat Markdown file — titles, URLs, descriptions, and all.
TabCatcher is a tiny browser extension that rounds up all your feral open tabs and herds them into a neat Markdown file — titles, URLs, descriptions, and all. Works on Chrome, Chromium, Firefox, and Edge.
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More specifically:
- Counts your open tabs and windows so you can feel something
- **Lets you choose** which windows or tab groups to catch — ignore the noise, export the signal
- Fetches `<meta>` descriptions from each page (optional — it does slow things down a smidge)
- Groups tabs by window if you're the type who organizes chaos into labeled chaos
- Stamps the export with a timestamp so future-you knows exactly when past-you had 74 tabs open at 2am
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## Installation
This extension isn't on the store (yet). Load it manually:
This extension isn't on the stores (yet). Load it manually:
1. Clone or download this repo
2. Open Edge and go to `edge://extensions/`
Then follow the steps for your browser:
### Chrome / Chromium
2. Go to `chrome://extensions/`
3. Enable **Developer mode** (toggle, top-right)
4. Click **Load unpacked** and point it at this folder
5. Pin the extension and marvel at that little icon
4. Click **Load unpacked** and select this folder
5. Pin the extension to your toolbar
### Microsoft Edge
2. Go to `edge://extensions/`
3. Enable **Developer mode** (toggle, left sidebar)
4. Click **Load unpacked** and select this folder
5. Pin the extension to your toolbar
### Firefox
2. Go to `about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox`
3. Click **Load Temporary Add-on...**
4. Navigate into this folder and select `manifest.json`
5. The extension loads until Firefox restarts — for a permanent install, [sign and submit it to AMO](https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/)
> **Note:** Tab group selection is a Chrome/Edge feature. On Firefox you'll see windows only — that's expected.
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## Usage
1. Click the TabCatcher icon in your toolbar
2. Pick your export options
3. Hit **Export Tabs**
4. Save the `.md` file somewhere you'll definitely find it later
2. Check or uncheck which **windows** (and tab groups, on Chrome/Edge) to include
3. Pick your export options
4. Hit **Export Tabs**
5. Save the `.md` file somewhere you'll definitely find it later
### Export options