/numbered-tabs

Primary LanguageTypeScript

Numbered tabs

A simple chrome extension that adds a number before the tab title.
Helpful for those who use the keyboard shortcut /Ctrl + num to switch between tabs.

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Limitations

It doesn't work for any internal chrome pages (pages that start with chrome://). Google doesn't give developers permission to modify such pages. Examples of internal chrome pages include the following:

  • New tab page
  • Extensions page
  • Settings page

Development

To install dependencies run:

npm install

To build the extension run:

npm run build

To test the extension check Manual Installation.

Installation

Chrome marketplace

If you are using Chrome you can install it straight from the chrome marketplace: numbered-tabs Alternatively you can also install it manually

Manual Installation

  1. Build the extension (follow steps from development)

Chrome

  1. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions

  2. Toggle on Developer mode checkbox in the top right-hand corner.

  3. Click the Load unpacked extension button and select the dist folder.

Firefox

  1. Open Firefox and go to about:debugging#addons

  2. Click Temporary Extensions

  3. Click the Load Temporary Add-on… and select the manifest.json file from the dist folder.

Acknowledgements

This extension is a TypeScript rewrite of the numbered-tabs extension and also supports manifest V3