TabTrap

Inspiration

We were tired of trying to navigate the countless tabs open, slowing us down and breaking our flow state focus while researching, doing homework, and more.

What it does

TabTrap is a chrome browser extension that searches through your tabs (including page content) and history to find the tab you're thinking of by query. It also utilizes AI to automatically group tabs by category for more streamlined workflow productivity and efficiency.

How we built it

Chrome browser extension built with JavaScript.

Challenges we ran into

There were bugs with switching tab focus, searching through browser history, and integrating fuzzy search Fuse.js. Integrating AI tab grouping was also a challenge.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of creating a useful extension that we can all use and help others with their daily problem of not finding the right tabs. Through this hackathon, we were able to create a chrome extension without any prior knowledge.

What we learned

It was less daunting than we thought to create a Chrome extension! We learned how to build Google Chrome extensions and work with their data. We gained experience with background scripts, message passing, and managing user permissions. We also learned how to design features that balance functionality with user privacy and simplicity.