Overview:
Picture Tab Wrangler and OneTab had a baby with Workona’s session saving and Superhuman-style snooze. You set rules like “close news sites after 2 hours of inactivity” or “if I hit 30 tabs, auto-archive the oldest non-pinned ones,” and it quietly cleans house. But it’s anxiety-proof because every cleanup creates a searchable snapshot you can restore with one click, or you can snooze a tab to boomerang back next week when you actually have time. So your browser feels fast and calm, but you never lose context.
Your Answer:
What it is: a lightweight browser extension that automatically closes tabs based on customizable rules (age, domain, inactivity, tab count) while taking instant session snapshots so nothing is truly lost.
Core benefit: cuts tab chaos and memory bloat without the anxiety of permanent closure — users get automated cleanup plus one-click restore or scheduled re-open reminders so context is preserved.
Pain solved: eliminates endless tab hoarding and slow browsers, removes decision fatigue about which tabs to keep, and resolves the fear-of-closing problem by storing searchable session snapshots.
User features: rule builder (domain/age/idle/priority tags), snooze and ‘reopen later’ reminders, smart suggestions (AI or heuristics identify likely disposable tabs), quick-access recent-sessions UI and cloud sync for multi-device continuity.
MVP path (2–4 weeks): WebExtension that auto-closes by age + saves JSON snapshot to local storage, simple restore UI, browser notifications for reopen reminders — ship freemium and iterate with analytics.
Monetization & growth: free core cleanup + paid pro for cloud sync, cross-device history, team/enterprise plans, and AI-based auto-prioritization; promote via productivity communities and partnerships with session managers.
Target users & traction signals: knowledge workers, students, devs and researchers who value digital minimalism — tapping growing trends in attention economy, browser-memory concerns, and habit-driven productivity.
Your Roadmap:
Build a lightweight browser extension (Chrome/Edge/Firefox) that monitors tab events and applies user-defined rules (age, domain, idle, duplicates).
Add a background snapshot feature: when a rule triggers, save a session JSON (URL list + title + timestamp) to local storage and optionally to cloud (user-authenticated).
Create a simple popup UI to define rules, view recent snapshots, and quickly reopen a saved snapshot (one-click restore or selective reopen).
Implement reopen reminders: schedule a browser notification or badge count; allow snooze and auto-delete after X days.
Polish privacy: keep defaults local-only, add opt-in cloud sync (encrypt on client), and publish to browser stores.