Excited Gem is a high-performance, unified productivity browser extension designed for power users. More than just a tab manager, it serves as your digital workspace—combining advanced session management, YouTube media control, and secure cloud synchronization into a beautiful, lightning-fast interface.
- Visual Command Center: A clean, real-time overview of all open tabs across all windows.
- Smart Sessions: Save entire windows or specific tab groups into persistent sessions. Declutter your browser and free up system memory instantly.
- Library Management: Organize saved sessions into custom categories for different projects or workflows.
- Tab Actions: Bulk close, mute, pin, or move tabs with precision.
- Universal Remote: Control YouTube playback (Play/Pause, Seek) directly from the extension sidebar or popup.
- Shorts Support: Full integration with YouTube Shorts for seamless browsing and control.
- Metadata Fetching: Automatically retrieves high-quality video titles and durations, even for unloaded tabs.
- Narrowed Permissions: Built with privacy in mind—host permissions are strictly limited to video-related URLs for maximum security.
- Deep Organization: Move, rename, and categorize your browser bookmarks within a specialized productivity UI.
- Quick Links: Access your most important sites with a dedicated Bookmarks view.
- Google Drive Integration: Back up your extension settings, sessions, and data to your personal Google Drive (App Data folder).
- Privacy First: Your data never touches our servers. Authentication happens directly with Google, and your data stays in your personal cloud.
- BYOK (Bring Your Own Key): Support for custom YouTube API keys for advanced users who want full control over their data fetching.
- Regex Support: Find exactly what you need using advanced Regular Expression search across titles and URLs.
- Live Filtering: Filter tabs by audible status, pinned status, or specific domains in real-time.
- Adaptive Layouts: Seamlessly switch between Sidebar (Side Panel), Popup, and Full Tab views.
- Contextual UI: Enhanced context menus and a Floating Action Bar for quick access to frequent tasks.
- Modern Tech: Built on React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and optimized with the Bun runtime.
- Core: React & TypeScript
- UI Components: Ant Design & Tailwind CSS
- State Management: Redux Toolkit
- Build System: Plasmo & Bun
We believe your browsing data is yours alone.
- Local-First: All data is processed locally in your browser.
- No Tracking: No telemetry, no ads, and no third-party tracking.
- Standardized Review: Permissions are narrowed to satisfy the strictest Chrome Web Store security requirements.
- Privacy Policy: Transparent disclosure of all browser permissions.
- Clone the repository.
- Install dependencies:
bun install
Start the development server with hot-reloading:
bun devGenerate a production-ready package for Chrome:
bun buildThe output will be located in the build/chrome-mv3-prod directory.
MIT License - feel free to use, modify, and contribute!
Built with ❤️ for productive minds.