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Chrome Open Tabs by johnalbertini14-glitch

Name: Chrome Open Tabs
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: johnalbertini14-glitch

Chrome Open Tabs

Read currently open browser tabs from Chrome or other Chromium browsers (Arc, Brave, Edge, etc.). Use when you need to know what URLs the user has open, or want to list tabs from a synced device (e.g. Chrome on their phone).

File contents

chrome-open-tabs

Install once: npm install -g @mindsocket/chrome-open-tabs

Or one-off: npx @mindsocket/chrome-open-tabs ...

Hierarchy

--user-data (browser) → --profile → --device

Option	Default	Notes
`--user-data`	Chrome	path to browser's User Data dir
`--profile`	`Default`	Try `Profile 1`, `Profile 2` etc if Default not right
`--device`	all	filter to one synced device; requires browser to be closed

Mode

Always prints to stderr: [sync-data] or [session-files]

sync-data — reads Chrome sync LevelDB; shows tabs across all synced devices
session-files — reads local SNSS session file; local tabs only, no device info; used when browser has no sync data or is running

Common workflow

# 1. Find which devices are synced
chrome-open-tabs --profile "Profile 1" devices
# → MacBook Air
# → Pixel 9a

# 2. Get tabs from a specific device
chrome-open-tabs --profile "Profile 1" --device "Pixel 9a" --json

# 3. Get all tabs across all devices
chrome-open-tabs --profile "Profile 1" --json

Other browsers

# Arc
chrome-open-tabs --user-data "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data"

Notes

--device and devices require sync data — both error if the browser is running
If the browser is running, falls back to session files automatically (local tabs only)

Frequently asked questions