Tabs were never meant to live forever.

A small browser extension that turns tab cleanup into a swipe game. Destroy, save, or keep (one tab at a time) until your window is breathable again.

Safari on macOS & iOS · Chrome on Windows & macOS
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How it works

Three keys. Three verdicts. One clean window.

We show you one tab at a time. You give it a fate. The session ends when your tabs do.

Destroy
Old, regretful, opened-six-weeks-ago tabs.
swipe left
Save
The article you really do mean to read.
swipe up
Keep
Still in use, stays right where it is.
swipe right
The whole run

From doom-pile to clean slate, in one sitting.

  1. 01
    The pileEvery tab you swore you'd get to, stacked up at once.
  2. 02
    The gameOne tab, one verdict — destroy, save, or keep.
  3. 03
    Clean slateA recap that feels like a small, slightly smug win.
Two ways to play

Same three verdicts.
Two very different games.

Destroy, save, keep, the decision never changes. How you reach it is up to your mood. Pick your weapon from the launcher and start clearing the pile.

Tab Swiper The original

One tab at a time, full screen. Flick the card to give it a fate. Fast, calm, and quietly hypnotic.

Brick Buster New

Every open tab becomes a ? block in a side-scrolling level. Run, jump, and bonk one from below — then swipe to decide.

After every session

A recap that feels like a small win.

When you finish, you get a count, a verdict, and a confetti burst that's honestly a bit much. We don't apologize.

  • Per-session stats: destroyed, saved, kept
  • Estimated RAM reclaimed (the part your laptop will thank you for)
  • A different headline depending on the carnage. From "a gentle start" to "Legendary."
Tab Destroyer Tab Destroyer
SESSION COMPLETE
12 tabs obliterated. Not bad.
12
tabs
cleared
  • Destroyed
    9
  • Saved
    3
  • Kept
    2
Hands stay on the home row

Built for keyboards first.

You can play the whole game with one hand on the arrow keys. The mouse is invited but not required.

  • Destroy the current tab
  • Keep it
  • Save to reading list
  • Undo. We all panic-destroy sometimes.
destroy save keep undo
FAQ

Reasonable questions.

Yes. "Destroy" closes the tab. "Save" closes it but stashes the URL under "Saved Tabs" in Settings. "Keep" leaves it open. Pinned tabs are never touched.
On Chrome, they're sent to your browser's native bookmarks (under a "Tab Destroyer" folder), so you can search and sync them like any other bookmark. On Safari, due to Safari restrictions, they're stored in an in-app "Saved Tabs" view inside the extension.
Two builds, one app. Pick whichever your browser is.
macOSWindowsiOS
Chrome
Safari

Feature parity is close but not identical — saved tabs go to your browser's Bookmarks on Chrome and to an in-app view on Safari.

No. No analytics, no telemetry, no servers. The extension reads your tabs locally and never phones home.
You can try the first session for free then you can sign up for a subscription with a 7-day free trial.
Press ↓ to undo the last action. Beyond one step back, your browser's "reopen closed tab" still works (⌘⇧T).

Your browser is a museum of good intentions.

One swipe at a time, and it's a working tool again.

Safari on macOS & iOS · Chrome on Windows & macOS

Chrome extension · Desktop

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Tab Destroyer is a Chrome extension for desktop, so it can't install on a phone. Drop your email and we'll send the link to add it next time you're at your computer.

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