Tab Tree Tracker

A Chrome extension that visualizes your browser tab navigation history as an interactive tree structure. Track, analyze, and visualize how your browsing sessions evolve over time.

(Mostly written by Claude.)

Features

Tree Visualization

• Real-time tracking of tab relationships and navigation paths
• Interactive D3.js-based visualization
• Vertical and horizontal layout options
• Advanced zoom controls (mouse wheel + axis-specific zoom)
• Detailed hover information for each node

Tab Tracking

• Tracks parent-child relationships between tabs
• Records timestamps for tab creation and closure
• Analyzes page content for frequently used words
• Maintains complete navigation history
• [] Add thumbnail

Data Management

• Save/Load tree data as JSON
• Configurable domain exclusions
• Session management
• Timezone support

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable "Developer mode" in the top right
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension directory

Usage

Basic Controls

• Click the extension icon to open the popup, toggle tracking, clear & save the tree
• Use the viewer to explore your tab tree
• Hover over nodes to see detailed information
• Click nodes to open the corresponding URLs

Viewer Controls

• Mouse wheel to zoom in/out
• Toggle between vertical/horizontal layouts
• Save current tree as JSON
• Load previously saved trees
• [] X/Y axis specific zoom controls
• [] Hide nodes
• [] Search & select, and assign different visual effects to selected nodes

Configuration

• Set excluded domains in the options page
• Configure timezone settings
• Manage tracking preferences

Screenshots

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1. Main tree visualization
2. Hover details panel
3. Different layouts (vertical/horizontal)
4. Zoom levels
5. Options page

Demo

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1. Basic tab tracking in action
2. Tree navigation and interaction
3. Layout switching
4. Zoom functionality
5. Save/Load operations

Technical Details

Architecture

• Background service worker for tab tracking
• D3.js for tree visualization
• Chrome Storage API for data persistence
• Content script for page analysis

Data Structure

{
  tabTree: {
    nodeId: {
      id: string,
      tabId: number,
      url: string,
      title: string,
      createdAt: timestamp,
      closedAt: timestamp,
      children: array,
      topWords: array
    }
  }
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License:

MIT License

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SOFTWARE.

This extension uses the following open-source libraries:

• D3.js - BSD 3-Clause License