/chrome-tab-rotate

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Chrome Tab Rotate

Allows Chrome to automatically cycle through a set of tabs. Ideal for a Dashboard or wall-mounted display.

  • Preloads tabs for smoother transitions
  • Configured via a JSON file
  • Configuration can be loaded from a remote server

Tab Rotate on the Chrome Web Store

Sample Config

{
  "settingsReloadIntervalMinutes": 1,
  "fullscreen": false,
  "autoStart": false,
  "lazyLoadTabs": false,
  "closeExistingTabs": false,
  "websites": [
    {
      "url": "chrome-extension://pjgjpabbgnnoohijnillgbckikfkbjed/index.html",
      "duration": 8,
      "tabReloadIntervalSeconds": 15
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.patreon.com/kevdev",
      "duration": 8,
      "tabReloadIntervalSeconds": 15
    },
    {
      "url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-rotate/pjgjpabbgnnoohijnillgbckikfkbjed",
      "duration": 8,
      "tabReloadIntervalSeconds": 15
    }
  ]
}

General Options

Option Description Default
settingsReloadIntervalMinutes Interval at which the settings file is reloaded 1
fullscreen Open Chrome in fullscreen mode false
autoStart Begin rotating tabs automatically as soon as Chrome is opened false
lazyLoadTabs Load the first two tabs on startup then load subsequent tabs "just in time" false
closeExistingTabs Close existing tabs before opening the configured list of tabs false
websites List of websites and config for each []

Website Options

Option Description Type
url Url of website to open String
duration Number of seconds the tab will be displayed Number
tabReloadIntervalSeconds Interval in seconds at which the tab will be reloaded. Set to 0 for no reload. Number

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