2026.2.0

Background Mode, Grouping Rules fixes, and redesign of Grouping Rules and Saves

Apr 19, 2026

New features

  • Background mode - run Tab Shelf without keeping the side panel. Clicking the toolbar icon now opens a compact action menu where you can access Tab Shelf’s saved collections, tab grouping rules, and duplicate tab detection features.
  • Redesigned Saves modal with clearer collection format, nested session contents, contextual restore options, and multi-select actions.
  • Redesigned Grouping Rules modal with a clearer rules-and-sites structure and smoother workflows for creating rules, adding sites, and managing existing rules.

Improvements

  • Saves is more predictable when browsing collections, with improved filtering, sorting, deletion feedback, and cleaner saved collection names.
  • Grouping rule changes now sync more reliably between Tab Shelf views and browser storage.
  • Notifications now respect action-notification preferences more consistently while always showing critical messages.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed tab group collapse/expand state getting out of sync during startup or reloads.
  • Fixed creating a new tab group from selected tabs across multiple windows.
  • Fixed duplicate-tab and audible-tab filters getting stuck after the last matching tab disappeared.
  • Fixed grouping-rule issues that could leave rules out of sync or apply changes too broadly.
  • Fixed first-install and layout issues on the welcome page.