This is amazing. Could you add this to the chrome store?
Version 1.7 is ready for download on github. Awaiting approval of update on Edge Store. Working on adding to other browsers.
New update has one single box for layout options. Should give you more flexibility to print things out the way you like.
I want to add more metadata field options as well.
What else would you like to see?
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Submitted to Chrome Store. Waiting on approval. I’ll update this thread when published.
tabSidian 1.7 is now available on the Chrome Extension Store:
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My only problem with all of these knowledge/info capture plugins is that they don’t help on mobile. A common activity of people browsing is to do so on their phones and group up tabs. If I could retain or capture this data into Obsidian from mobile, it would be a game changer. Memex has a tool that does similar things but it really just spits out a list of links.
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On iPhone, you can achieve this goal using the Shortcuts app. I have a Shortcut that lets me import all my open Safari tabs into Things 3, preserving both links and titles. A similar approach should work for Obsidian as well.
This is a great idea. I’ve been starting to think I should archive tabs into Obsidian that I don’t quite want to just “throw away” and close out completely. But I really need to thin down the tab hoard and this might become a critical tool for just that.
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tabSidian 2.0 coming soon.
New updates coming soon to tabSidian - stay tuned.
- Saves the tab list directly to your Obsidian vault. This is now working on Edge, Chrome, Firefox and (I believe) Safari as well.
– Thanks to @kepano and Obsidian Web Clipper for this functionality 
I’m currently polishing up the UI for the options (select Vault, filename template, metadata to add to file, tabs to ignore, etc.)
Then update to extension stores and wait for publishing.
Let me know if there are any special requests I can look into for the next release.
Firefox, Chrome and Edge extensions have been submitted for review to their respective stores. Version 2.0.0 release files are on the github, if you want to sideload them.
There’s a Safari version, but I haven’t been able to test it, so at this point I would assume it doesn’t work. Feel free to try it out (if possible) and let me know.
I’ll create a new Topic with updates when the extensions are live. Lots of new features!
tabSidian 2.0 is here!
This is the biggest rewrite since launch, built around one simple goal: capture a list of all the open tabs in your active window and drop them straight into your Obsidian vault as a clean, ready-to-use note. Almost zero friction.
Download it here:
- Microsoft Edge Add-ons
- Chrome Web Store
- Firefox Add-ons
- Safari (macOS/iOS/iPadOS): build wrapping up: stay tuned for the drop here soon
What’s New in 2.0
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Direct-to-Obsidian export. Point tabSidian at your vault once, and it’ll create a note via
obsidian://new. There’s a clipboard fallback if Obsidian can’t take the full payload, or if you prefer old-school downloads, just leave the vault field blank and you’ll get a Markdown file + clipboard copy like before. -
A real control center for templates. The new Options page has four sections, General, Properties, Templates, and Restricted URLs, with auto-save, per-section reset buttons, and a built-in preset library. Swap layouts, import/export Mustache presets, and preview your output instantly.
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Frontmatter you actually control. Rename YAML keys, toggle them on/off, and fill values with mini-templates. You can even set up defaults for tags, folders, and custom title formats that include tab count or date.
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Richer tab context. Exports now include tab-group metadata (title, color, collapsed state), readable timestamps, favicon URLs, and smarter handling of pinned/highlighted tabs.
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Smarter restrictions. The skip list now automatically ignores common noise (login pages, mail clients, devtools, localhost, etc.) and makes it easy to manage multiple lists for different workflows.
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Multi-browser builds, no compromises. tabSidian 2.0 ships for Chrome/Brave/Arc, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. Safari keeps its Share Sheet integration with download + copy fallbacks; others use the save dialog or Obsidian hand-off.
Upgrading from 1.x?
Just install the new version and your settings will migrate automatically.
New user?
Grab it for your browser, pin the icon, and you’re ready to capture research sessions in seconds.
Source & Docs:
Huge thanks to everyone who’s reported bugs, shared templates, or said tabSidian made their Obsidian life a little calmer. Try 2.0, tell me what you think, and keep the ideas coming. There’s plenty more in the pipeline.
This is a sample of the kind of output you can generate with the new templating system in tabSidian.
It’s a great way to archive your open tabs, clean up your browser for focus and clear your mind. And with Obsidian’s included Web Viewer, you can examine all your links from within your vault, create dedicated notes and easily annotate everything.
Template code used for this output:
{{{frontmatter}}}
# {{export.tabCount}} tabs saved on {{export.local.date}} at {{export.local.time}}
{{#tabs}}
## {{#favicon}}{{/favicon}} {{title}}
{{url}}
{{/tabs}}
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Excellent work! A very useful way to clear one’s brower tabs, convenient for interruptions in one’s research, building up collections of references that have to wait for a later moment etc. Thanks also for your the sample of template code; adding it after my first vanilla install of the extension made all the difference. (And caputuring the favicons is a nice touch.)
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I’m really glad you found it useful. Let me know if you run into any issues or if you have any ideas for improvements.
Here’s something I tried:
Copy the contents of the markdown file into ChatGPT and give it this prompt:
Can you organize this list of browser tabs into related groups? Also, for each url, give me a summary of what it is about...
It actually gave me a helpful analysis of all the links and I can ask it for a markdown file in return.
Just one more step towards organizing all this madness.