Tabcrate · Last updated: July 2, 2026
Short version: Tabcrate does not collect, store, transmit, or sell any personal data. Everything happens locally in your browser.
What we collect
Nothing. Tabcrate does not collect or transmit any personal information, browsing history, or usage analytics. The developer has no servers and receives no data from your use of the extension. Tabcrate makes no network calls.
What is stored on your device
Your saved sessions (each tab's title, URL, and pinned state) and automatic safety backups are stored only on your own computer using Chrome's local storage (chrome.storage.local). This information never leaves your device. You can clear it at any time from the vault's Backup and tools panel or by removing the extension.
Permissions and why they are needed
- Tabs: to read the open tabs (URL, title, pinned state) in a window when you save a session, and to reopen those tabs when you restore one.
- Storage / unlimited storage: to save your sessions and automatic safety backups locally, as described above. Unlimited storage avoids the default storage cap for users with a large number of saved sessions and tabs.
- Context menus: to add a right-click option that saves the current window's tabs to a session, as an alternative to the toolbar button.
- Favicon: to show each tab's favicon in the vault, using Chrome's local favicon cache. This does not make a network request.
None of these permissions are used to read, collect, or send your data. Tabcrate requests no access to the content of any website.
Third parties
Tabcrate does not share data with any third party, because it does not collect any. The optional "Donate" link opens an external page (Ko-fi) only if you click it; any payment there is handled by that service under its own privacy policy.
Children
Tabcrate is a general-purpose productivity tool and does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new "last updated" date.
Contact
Questions? Contact the developer at contact@mcguigansoftware.com.
© 2026 McGuigan Software. This policy applies to the Tabcrate browser extension.