Release notes
What's New in Tab Space
Published releases of Tab Space for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Safari remains built in; Chrome, Edge, and Firefox use the companion extensions introduced in 4.0.
Version 4.3 for Mac
- Rebuild the Safari extension to make saving, restoring, dashboard updates, and the tab switcher more reliable.
- Bring the Safari window to the front when you switch to one of its tabs, including tabs in another window.
- Connect Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox by clicking Allow on your Mac, instead of typing a pairing code.
- Keep new sessions at the top of your library, even right after sessions sync from your other devices.
- Require macOS 14 or later.
- After updating, restart Safari if it shows two Tab Space extensions, and allow Tab Space on every website if Safari asks, so saving and keyboard shortcuts keep working.
Version 1.2 for iPhone & iPad
- Redesign the library with site icons for every session, your latest saves at the top, and Favorites, Trash, and tags together in one filter menu.
- Highlight what search finds and show the matching tabs inside each session.
- Undo right after moving a session to the Trash or removing a tab.
- Offer to save a link you just copied when you open the app; you can turn this off in Settings.
- Add and reorder tabs while editing a session.
- Make iCloud sync more reliable, with clear guidance in Settings when sync needs your attention.
- Refresh the app icon, complete the translations in every supported language, and fix many smaller issues.
Version 4.2 for Mac
- Introduce a new app icon, along with other improvements.
Version 4.1.6 for Mac
- Improve reliability.
Version 4.1.5 for Mac
- Connect Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox on any plan and browse your saved sessions from them. Saving tabs from those browsers and switching to their live tabs still require Pro.
- Add an iCloud sync menu to the menu bar that tells you whether syncing is working, and can copy or save a report to send to support.
Version 4.1.4 for Mac
- Fix bugs.
Version 4.1.3 for Mac
- Fix performance issues that could affect people with many open tabs.
Version 4.1.2 for Mac
- Close tabs from the switcher with Command-W, without saving them first.
- Select several tabs with Shift and the arrow keys, or Command-click, then save, close, or copy them together.
- Close every duplicate tab at once with Command-D, keeping the copy you are looking at.
- Add tabs to a session you already saved with Shift-Command-A, instead of always creating a new one.
- Copy links from the switcher with Shift-Command-C.
- Show the tabs you return to most at the top of the switcher, and make Shift-Command-S save what your search found.
- Press Command-/ in the switcher for the full list of shortcuts.
- Let you turn off opening the dashboard after saving.
- Keep the background helper current when Tab Space updates, and say a tab is already saved instead of reporting an error.
Version 1.1 for iPhone & iPad
- Share a single tab or an entire saved session from your iPhone or iPad.
- Choose Markdown or plain text when you share a session.
- Create an unlisted mytab.space link for a saved session, with an expiry date, and revoke it at any time.
- Add the Tab Space website to Settings, and fix minor issues.
Version 4.1.1 for Mac
- Add a four-step setup guide that covers enabling the Safari extension, granting website access, saving a first session, and trying the tab switcher.
- Show clearly when the background helper still needs approval in Login Items.
- Adjust the Free session allowance.
Version 4.1 for Mac
- Add the Browser Tab Switcher: press Option-Tab anywhere on your Mac to search every open tab and every tab you saved before, then jump straight to it.
- Search saved sessions in the switcher on every plan, so a tab closed weeks ago is as easy to reach as one that is still open.
- Save from the switcher: Command-S saves and closes the selected tab, Shift-Command-S clears every open window, and holding Option saves without closing.
- Show Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox tabs in the switcher with Pro.
- Let you change the switcher shortcut or hide its menu bar icon in Tab Space settings.
Version 4.0 for Mac
- Tab Space for Mac becomes a free download with all core features.
- Add permanent Plus as a one-time purchase for unlimited sessions and all core features.
- People who bought the Mac app before 4.0 automatically receive permanent Plus at no charge.
- Add optional AI organizing to name sessions, recommend tags, and split mixed tabs by topic. Free and Plus include five AI requests per week; Pro removes the limit.
- Add Pro multi-browser support in beta for Safari, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox 121 or later on Mac.
- Pro includes unlimited AI organizing, multi-browser support, and future Pro features, with a seven-day annual trial.
- Existing sessions are never deleted or hidden when the Free limit is reached.
Version 1.0 for iPhone & iPad
- Tab Space is now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, requiring iOS or iPadOS 16 or later.
- Save and reopen your named sessions on the go, with tags and search on every device.
- Sessions sync across your Macs, iPhones, and iPads through your own iCloud — no account, no ads, no data collection.
Version 3.16
- Prepare Tab Space for the iPhone and iPad companion app.
Version 3.15
- Move the Tab Space dashboard to a more reliable online shell.
- Add offline dashboard support with modern browser caching.
- Improve compatibility with Safari App Extension communication.
Version 3.14
- Save open tabs directly into a specific existing session.
- Delete sessions directly from the extension's session menu.
- Fix an issue where the dashboard could remain stuck while connecting to the app.
- Improve bookmark retrieval and retry behavior when the host app starts slowly.
- Refresh the app icon and improve the Safari extension preferences flow.
Version 3.13
- Add automatic session backups with hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly retention.
- Prevent duplicate sessions from being stored.
- Refresh App Store metadata and preview assets.
Version 3.12
- Redesign the toolbar popup menu.
- Improve asynchronous performance and modernize Safari extension internals.
- Clean up extension UI and session management.
- Add keyboard shortcut tests and update build settings for newer macOS releases.
Version 3.11.2
- Add an Untagged filter.
Version 3.11.1
- Improve build settings and release compatibility.
Version 3.11
- Improve opening tabs in external browsers.
- Exclude Trash from recent sessions.
Version 3.10
- Add a shortcut to close tabs from the same domain.
Version 3.9
- Restore sessions through the native Safari extension implementation.
- Fix a crash when opening tabs and refresh the app icon.
Version 3.8.6
- Add a new in-app message box.
Version 3.8.5
- Maintenance release with internal updates.
Version 3.8.4
- Add Trash for sessions.
Version 3.8.3
- Improve copying URLs as Markdown links.
- Update translations and improve debugging.
Version 3.8.2
- Add Japanese.
- Fix an issue where moving a session was not always saved.
Version 3.8.1
- Allow users to hide the context menu and remove tabs from a session after opening them.
- Add French and fix session merging and URL validation.
Version 3.8
- Save tabs directly into an existing session.
- Merge sessions and improve drag-and-drop organization.
Versions 3.7–3.7.2
- Add collapsible sessions, configurable shortcuts, more tab actions, and additional languages.
- Improve external-browser support, animations, pinned-tab handling, and Safari 14 compatibility.
Versions 3.6–3.6.3
- Add creating and editing sessions, drag and drop, favorites, pinning, and session merging.
- Add duplicate and pinned-tab controls, multi-window saving, faster sync, and OneTab import fixes.
- Expand language support and compatibility with earlier macOS releases.
Earlier releases
- Add iCloud sync, dark mode, search, language selection, and OneTab import.
- Establish the core save-and-restore workflow for Safari sessions.