RecoverMyWeb

Never lose your incognito tabs again.

A Chrome extension that saves and restores your incognito window tabs with one click.

Features • Installation • Usage • Why? • Contributing

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🎯 Why RecoverMyWeb?

😫 The Problem 15+ tabs open for research in incognito mode Wrong click → Window closes All tabs gone forever No history, no recovery Chrome doesn't restore incognito sessions

✨ The Solution One-click save your incognito session One-click restore all tabs Survives Chrome restarts Privacy-first - all data stays local Simple & fast - no bloat

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✨ Features

🔐 Privacy First All data stored locally No external servers No tracking or analytics Open source	⚡ Fast & Simple One-click save & restore Clean, intuitive UI No complex setup Lightweight extension
💾 Persistent Storage Survives Chrome restarts Saves up to 3 sessions 7-day retention Auto-cleanup old data	🎯 Tab Preservation Exact tab order restored Pinned tabs maintained Smart URL filtering Handles 50+ tabs easily

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🚀 Installation

Option 1: Chrome Web Store (Coming Soon)

Pending review

Option 2: Manual Installation

1. Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/Jeffrey0117/recovermyweb.git
   cd recovermyweb

2. Open Chrome Extensions

   • Navigate to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable Developer mode (top-right toggle)

3. Load the extension

   • Click Load unpacked
   • Select the recovermyweb folder
   • ✅ Done!

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📖 Usage

Save Your Session

1. Open incognito window (Ctrl+Shift+N)
2. Open tabs you want to save
3. Click RecoverMyWeb icon → "Save Current Session"
4. ✅ Session saved!

Restore Your Tabs

1. Click RecoverMyWeb icon
2. View saved tabs count and timestamp
3. Click "Restore All Tabs"
4. ✅ New incognito window opens with all tabs!

Clear Saved Data

Click RecoverMyWeb icon → "Clear Snapshot"

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Technology	Purpose
Chrome Extension Manifest v3	Modern extension framework
Vanilla JavaScript	Zero dependencies, fast loading
chrome.storage.local API	Persistent local storage
chrome.tabs API	Tab management & restoration
CSS3	Clean, responsive UI

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🔒 Privacy & Security

✅ What We Do Store tab URLs & titles locally Preserve tab order & pinned state Auto-cleanup after 7 days

❌ What We Don't Do No external data transmission No cookies or session data stored No browsing history tracking No analytics or telemetry

Permissions Required

Permission	Why We Need It
tabs	Read tab URLs and titles to save sessions
storage	Save session data locally in your browser

That's it. No hidden permissions, no unnecessary access.

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📊 How It Works

graph LR
    A[User Opens Incognito] --> B[Opens Multiple Tabs]
    B --> C[Clicks Save Button]
    C --> D[Extension Saves URLs to chrome.storage.local]
    D --> E[User Closes Window]
    E --> F[User Clicks Restore]
    F --> G[Extension Creates New Incognito Window]
    G --> H[Restores All Tabs in Order]

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🚧 Known Limitations

Limitation	Reason	Workaround
Manual save required	Chrome API doesn't reliably trigger on window close	Click "Save" before closing
Can't restore chrome:// URLs	Chrome security restriction	System pages are auto-filtered
Single session view	MVP feature set	All 3 recent sessions are stored
No cloud sync	Privacy-first design	Sessions are device-local only

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🗺️ Roadmap

• Auto-save on window close - Investigating Chrome API workarounds
• Multiple session history UI - View & restore from past sessions
• Selective tab restoration - Choose specific tabs to restore
• Keyboard shortcut - Ctrl+Shift+R for quick restore
• Export/import sessions - Share or backup sessions as JSON
• Session naming & notes - Label your saved sessions

Have an idea? Open an issue!

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! This project was built to solve a real pain point.

Ways to Contribute

• 🐛 Report bugs - Open an issue
• 💡 Suggest features - Share your ideas
• 🔧 Submit PRs - Fix bugs or add features
• ⭐ Star the repo - Help others discover it
• 📢 Share - Tell others who might need this

Development Setup

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/Jeffrey0117/recovermyweb.git
cd recovermyweb

# Load in Chrome
# 1. Open chrome://extensions/
# 2. Enable Developer mode
# 3. Load unpacked → select this folder

# Make changes and reload extension to test

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

TL;DR: Use it, fork it, modify it, sell it. Just keep the license notice.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with frustration after losing incognito tabs one too many times.

Special thanks to:

• Everyone who's ever accidentally closed an incognito window
• The Chrome Extensions API team
• The open source community

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📞 Support

• 🐛 Bug reports: GitHub Issues
• 💬 Questions: GitHub Discussions
• ⭐ Feature requests: GitHub Issues

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If RecoverMyWeb saved your tabs, give it a ⭐!

Made with 💜 by Jeffrey0117

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