Last updated: March 2026

What FocusTabs Does

FocusTabs is a Chrome extension that uses AI to help you manage browser tabs. It reads your open tabs, sends their titles and brief text summaries to an AI service of your choosing (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google Gemini), and uses the AI's response to suggest which tabs are irrelevant to your current focus.

Data We Access

• Tab titles and URLs — read to identify open tabs
• Page text summaries — up to 500 characters of visible page text per tab, used to give the AI context about what each tab contains
• Your API key — stored locally in chrome.storage.local on your device only
• Model preference and user context — stored locally in chrome.storage.local on your device only

Data We Do NOT Collect

• We do not operate any servers
• We do not collect analytics or usage statistics
• We do not store browsing history beyond what Chrome already records
• We do not share any data with third parties (other than the AI provider you choose)
• We do not use cookies or tracking technologies

Third-Party AI Services

When you click "Analyze My Tabs", FocusTabs sends tab titles, URLs, and page summaries directly from your browser to the AI provider you configured:

• OpenAI — openai.com/privacy
• Anthropic — anthropic.com/privacy
• Google Gemini — policies.google.com/privacy

Your API key is stored only on your device and is sent directly to the provider's API. FocusTabs never sees or stores your API key on any external server.

Why We Need Host Permissions

FocusTabs requests access to all URLs (<all_urls>) because it uses Chrome's scripting API to extract a brief text summary from each open tab. This is the core feature of the extension — without reading page content, the AI cannot determine which tabs are relevant to your work. The extension only reads content when you explicitly click "Analyze My Tabs".

Data Storage

All data is stored locally on your device using chrome.storage.local:

• Your API key and model selection
• Your archived tabs (tabs you've chosen to close and may want to restore)
• A limited history of past tab decisions (capped at 100 entries) used to personalize future analyses

This data is never transmitted anywhere other than to your chosen AI provider during analysis. You can clear it at any time via Chrome's extension storage or by removing the extension.

Children's Privacy

FocusTabs is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes materially, the updated date at the top of this page will reflect it. Continued use of the extension after changes constitutes acceptance.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Open an issue on GitHub or email the maintainer listed in the repository.