BDSM - Browser Dynamic State Manager

Chrome Extension (Manifest V3) for managing tab groups as workspaces with a single active (expanded) group.

Features

• Treats each Chrome tab group as a workspace
• Keeps only one group expanded at a time
• Switches workspaces with keyboard shortcuts:
  • Alt+Shift+Up -> previous group
  • Alt+Shift+Down -> next group
• Switches tabs inside the active workspace group:
  • Alt+Shift+Left -> previous tab in group
  • Alt+Shift+Right -> next tab in group
• On workspace switch:
  • collapses all groups except target
  • focuses the first tab in the target group
• Persists last active group per window using chrome.storage.local
• Restores workspace state on browser startup/extension startup
• Settings page (options.html): inspect groups for the current window, move tabs between groups, edit group titles/colors, and manage Auto group rules (URL regex → target tab group).

Settings (options page)

The options page opens in a normal Chrome tab (options.html).

Ways to open it:

1. chrome://extensions → Find “BDSM - Browser Dynamic State Manager” → click Details → open Extension options (wording varies slightly; link is usually near the bottom of the Details view).
2. Toolbar: Right‑click the extension’s toolbar icon (puzzle-piece overflow menu → pin BDSM if needed) → choose Extension options, Options, or Manage extension depending on Chromium version; from Manage extension, use Extension options.

There is still no toolbar popup; shortcuts are handled only in the background service worker.

Install (Unpacked)

1. Open chrome://extensions
2. Enable Developer mode
3. Click Load unpacked
4. Select this project folder (BDSM)

Usage

• Create tab groups in a Chrome window.
• Expand any group manually to make it active; other groups collapse automatically.
• Use Alt+Shift+Up and Alt+Shift+Down to cycle workspaces.
• Use Alt+Shift+Left and Alt+Shift+Right to cycle tabs within the current group.

Notes

• Keyboard shortcuts still run entirely in the background service worker (no toolbar popup required).
• Shortcuts can be customized in Chrome via:
  • chrome://extensions/shortcuts