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Products that do what Amine – Prevents you from switching 100s of Browser Tabs does
I made this out of necessity. I just cant stop switching tabs while I must be doing something else! And I have found a lot many people who have faced this. What about you? I had tried blockers like Cold Turkey, Freedom and RescueTime but they lack a lot many features I wanted. They leave you dependent upon your will power, but Will Power is not just enough! I tried to address the things which none other tool seems to eliminate. Key combinations, Mouse movements to switch tabs, leaving the full screen when temptation hits, etc. I learnt a lot about Threading and UI design on the process, and…
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Block distractions to eliminate wasteful browsing habits
2017
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I like the tab-switching behaviour in Chrome/Firefox and wanted Safari to have something similar. Another wish of mine was for it to be a web extension that feels native to the browser vs an app extension that looks out of place. After waiting long enough, I decided to build one myself. A little preview of Tap Tab - https://taptab.manibatra.xyz. The web extension APIs for managing tabs are pretty locked down in Safari, but I have already found a lot of value in using the extension. Some of the features that I find very useful(in the middle of building a few of these) : -…
2022 · taptab.manibatra.xyz
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Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com
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I like the tab-switching behaviour in Chrome/Firefox and wanted Safari to have something similar. Another wish of mine was for it to be a web extension that feels native to the browser vs an app extension that looks out of place. I posted a while back on HN to see if other people feel the same and the response was very positive : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33811253 Say hello to TapTab : https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659363738?pt=66324... TapTab feels right at home in Safari and is loaded with features to improve how you…
2022 · taptab.dev
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