What we store, and where
To let you file tabs into groups and reopen them later, TabVault saves those groups on your device:
- Local storage is the source of truth. Your full groups — each saved tab's page title and URL, plus its site's favicon reference — live in
chrome.storage.local, on your device, in your browser profile. - A compact index syncs across your own devices. A small index of your group names (and, where a group is small enough to fit, its contents) rides
chrome.storage.sync— Chrome's own account sync — so every device you're signed into knows what you've saved. Larger groups stay on the device that made them and are clearly badged "only on this device."
TabVault reads the URL and title only of the tabs you choose to save — the tab you right-click, or the tabs in a window when you press the toolbar button. It does not read, log, or store your browsing history or any tab you don't act on.
What leaves your browser
Nothing goes to us. TabVault has no server and makes no network requests of its own. The only data that moves off a device is Chrome's own sync of the group-name index described above — and that moves solely between your devices, through your Chrome account, under Google's terms. TabVault never receives it.
Permissions, and why
| Permission | Why TabVault uses it |
|---|---|
tabs | Reads the URL and title of tabs you choose to save, closes them after saving, and reopens them when you restore a group. Used only on tabs you act on. |
storage | Stores your groups and tabs locally, and syncs a compact index of group names across your own devices via Chrome storage. |
contextMenus | Adds the right-click "Add to group ▸" menu so you can file a single tab into a group. |
favicon | Displays each saved tab's site icon in the manager, derived from the page's own origin. |
chrome_url_overrides (newtab) | The management UI — your saved groups — lives on the New Tab page. |
No analytics, no tracking, no sale
- No account with us. No sign-up. No TabVault server.
- No analytics, telemetry, crash reporting, advertising, or tracking of any kind.
- No third-party services and no remotely-loaded code — the extension runs entirely from the code shipped in the package.
- No selling, sharing, or transferring of your data. There is nothing collected to sell. nothing to sell
Children's privacy
TabVault is a general-purpose tool and is not directed at children. It collects no personal information from anyone.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will change, and the updated version will be posted at this URL.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email shaunpeh@gmail.com.