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Tab Guardian by Serhii

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Tab Guardian version history - 21 versions

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  • Latest version

    Version 1.17.1

    Released Jan 19, 2026 - 1.89 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Updated all dependencies to the latest versions.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Instead of checking if tab with the specific URL can be restored, we now do these checks when we save tabs into groups. Because the previous implementation could creates bugs where you cannot fast open a private group from main screen if it contains a tab like about:privatebrowsing. #94.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug where group would be removed from folder when restoring it.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Filtering groups on the main page now works for groups that are inside of folders.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป When you use filtering on the main page, it temporary hides folders.

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  • Older versions

    Version 1.17.0

    Released Dec 25, 2025 - 1.44 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed not excepting some emojies when trying to select it for a group icon #98.
    • โœจ Changed the way you create private and public groups. We used to have 2 seperate buttons, but now it was replaced with a single button and step-like creation process.
    • โœจ Added the ability to create folders with groups. You can drag and drop existing groups to folders or create groups inside folders #47.

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  • Version 1.16.6

    Released Nov 17, 2025 - 1.44 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug with password cache issue where password would not delete itself from storage after locking the group back #96

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  • Version 1.16.5

    Released Nov 9, 2025 - 1.76 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed issue where you couldn't restore tabs for groups that contain chrome links like chrome://extensions. Now, these types of links are skipped for Firefox-based browsers because it's impossible to open them. For Chrome browsers, the behavior didn't change.

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  • Version 1.16.4

    Released Nov 7, 2025 - 1.76 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Changed tooltip from ? to !.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Added more tests to the codebase.
    • โœจ Added ability to pin/unpin tabs #91.

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  • Version 1.16.3

    Released Oct 29, 2025 - 1.47 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug where tabs would not close.

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  • Version 1.16.2

    Released Oct 29, 2025 - 1.43 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug when creating a private group with attached URL. Sometimes, the Select button would be disabled and you couldn't proceed with creation.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug with tab duplications when adding and sorting them #37.

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  • Version 1.16.1

    Released Oct 27, 2025 - 1.43 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Added more tests to the codebase.
    • ๐Ÿš€ Improved performance of fetching groups from storage.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug which was deleting multiple duplicate tabs when you wanted to remove only 1 #87.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug when you try to use quick open button for private groups.

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  • Version 1.16.0

    Released Oct 23, 2025 - 1.63 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Improved performance for the main (home) page with loading groups.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Improved "Add tabs" and "Create" buttons visibility #84.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Added showing small pin icon on the tab icon in a group if the tab is pinned #83.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Improve styles for tab icons in a group.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Added 1 more "Pin" icon to choose for a group.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Added more tests to the codebase.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed validation error message text when password is empty. It was password_empty.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed not working "Cancel" button when choosing group icon.
    • โœจ Added "Detach URL Lock" functionality to settings #61.

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  • Version 1.15.0

    Released Oct 19, 2025 - 1.42 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • โœจ Group icon on a group page is now clickable. It will open "Choose Icon" interface #53.
    • โœจ Private groups can now be bound to any URL that you provide for additional security #65.
    • โœจ Public groups can now be changed into private groups with a simple button click in group popup menu #73.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed issue where you couldn't use ๐Ÿ‘Ž๏ธ and ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ emojis as your group icon.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed the font contrast on a lock/unlock group button.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed not working tooltip helper on the Paste tabs here button.
    • ๐Ÿ› When you make a private group open (public), cached password now will be deleted as well.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug where tabs would not open for private locked groups when you try to do it on the main screen with all the groups listed.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป The "Bound URL" can now be modified when you create a new private group.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป The about:home Firefox's page will be also closed when you restore tabs from a group.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Refactoring of the codebase;
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Added a shield icon to private groups when you open them. It's on the left of the group name.

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  • Version 1.14.1

    Released Oct 16, 2025 - 1.42 MB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed development environment. App wasn't working on Chrome-based browsers.
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed incorrect implementation of popup functionality.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Replaced Sweetalert 2 confirmation modals with custom popup for consistency.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Removed sweetalert2 dependency.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป When you export a private group, it will now will be encrypted with 2 layers. First layer encrypts only JSON fields, the second encryption layer encrypts the whole JSON export file.
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Changed named of exported files to not include .json extension, since we don't use JSON for exports anymore.

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  • Version 1.14.0

    Released Oct 14, 2025 - 660.52 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed potential bugs with encryption/decryption
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed showing password validation error when password and confirmation passwords are empty. Now, it doesn't show error
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed restoring tabs would not recalculate showing notification that you have unlocked groups #79
    • โœจ Improved export/import functionality. Now, you can export all groups with a password protection #77
    • โœจ Exported files are now compressed with Gzip
    • โœจ Add Gzip compression when exporting individual groups
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Huge refactoring of the core logic
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Improve performance of "Erase all groups" functionality

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  • Version 1.13.2

    Released Oct 3, 2025 - 954.43 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed a bug where tabs would not close when you create a new group or adding more tabs to existing group

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  • Version 1.13.1

    Released Oct 2, 2025 - 954.08 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed Chromium error for using badge on extension icon
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed bug where you couldn't create a new public group

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  • Version 1.13.0

    Released Oct 2, 2025 - 954.06 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed issue with creating private group and it wouldn't remember the password the user entered. Plus, this change improved the performance of creating a private group
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed incorrect bytes calculation on Firefox-based browsers. It was showing used space a little bit more than it really was
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed wrong groups sort order when you import all groups. Now, groups will be in the same order that they were when you exported them
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Remove "import" button from importing groups on settings page #60
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป A lot of refactoring and rewriting logic for creating a new group
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป When you add a new tab to a group, it will be appended to the end instead of the list
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Now, when you open tabs, additional empty pages like about:blank and about:privatebrowsing will be automatically closed #64
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Remove Import buttom from settings page. Now, when you select a file, it will be automatically uploaded #60
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Now, you cannot rename private groups without unlocking them #56
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Change enter password max attempts to 5 and lock duration to 10 minutes. It means you have 5 attempts to enter the correct password, after which you will be unable to enter a password for 10 minutes
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Refactored settings page into a different design
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Added "Clear Cache" section to settings which only appears if you have any useless data in your cache that can be safely deleted to free up the space
    • โœจ Added 3 more black and white icons for groups
    • โœจ Added a spinner to the main (home) page where groups are loaded #70
    • โœจ Added a spinner when you export all groups in settings, which indicates that groups are being exported #68
    • โœจ Added a spinner to the "Export a group" button in group popup menu #66
    • โœจ Added a spinner to the "Create" button when you create a group or add more links to it #67
    • โœจ Added functionality that prevents from overloading storage. It will give you an error message that you used all of your quota #58
    • โœจ Added "Remember my password after unlock" option to settings, which you can toggle #62
    • โœจ Added minimum password length requirement with 6 characters #63
    • โœจ Added the ability to make your private groups open #69

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  • Version 1.12.0

    Released Sep 24, 2025 - 920.23 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • โœจ Added improved encryption algoriphm AES-GCM with WEB Crypto API without breaking backward compatibility #54
    • โœจ Added showing a warning message on private groups that use the old encryption implementation to suggest them to re-encrypt for improved security
    • โœจ Added a loading spinner that appears when you unlock and lock the private group #55
    • โœจ Added a progress bar that shows progress on encryption and decryption of groups
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Change password attempts from 2 to 3 for incorrect password because 3 is a sweet spot
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Change keybind from command + k to control+command+k on macos

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  • Version 1.11.0

    Released Sep 10, 2025 - 891.55 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Improve helping messages in settings
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed type in "Erase all groups" message
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed displaying message after wrong password attempts #46
    • โœจ When you lock a private group, you can now change its password to a new one #41

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  • Version 1.10.0

    Released Sep 5, 2025 - 595.64 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • โœจ Added copy and cut tabs from a group into a different group #39
    • โœจ Added 3 more black and white icons for groups
    • โœจ Added emoji picker when you choose an emoji for your group as an icon
    • โœจ Added preview for the image group icon when you choose it #38
    • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Changed,: when you export a group, it will have a slugifying version of the group name. For example, 'Test Group' will have the name 'test-group.json'
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed not visible version number in the right bottom of the sidebar
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed a small style issue on a sidebar where the amount of bytes used were showing #40 #42

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  • Version 1.9.3

    Released Aug 13, 2025 - 576.17 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • Fixed wrong "Release Notes" link in the sidebar

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  • Version 1.9.1

    Released Aug 4, 2025 - 576.16 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later
    • ๐Ÿ› Fixed "Move tabs into group" button not working properly. Tabs weren't closing
    • ๐Ÿ› Some links caused errors when opening them. Links like about:debugging, about:config, etc.
    • ๐Ÿ› You couldn't change group icons to some favicon icons before

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  • Version 1.9.0

    Released Jul 23, 2025 - 576.05 KB
    Works with firefox 58.0 and later

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