Privacy Policy — Tabscope

Last updated: March 8, 2026

Overview

Tabscope is a Safari extension for macOS that helps you manage your browser tabs. Your privacy is important — Tabscope is designed to work entirely on your device with no external data collection.

Data Collection

Tabscope does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data.

No analytics or tracking — Tabscope does not include any analytics frameworks, telemetry, or tracking code.
No network requests — Tabscope never sends data to any server. The extension operates entirely offline within Safari.
No accounts — Tabscope does not require or support any form of user account, login, or registration.
No third-party services — Tabscope does not integrate with any third-party SDKs, ad networks, or data brokers.

Data Stored on Your Device

Tabscope uses Safari's local extension storage (browser.storage.local) to save two small pieces of data:

Sort preference — Your chosen sort order (e.g., "Left to Right", "Alphabetical", or "By Site") so the popup remembers your preference between sessions.
Recently closed tab history — The title, URL, and favicon URL of your last 25 closed tabs, along with the time each tab was closed. This data is stored locally and is never transmitted.

Both of these are stored exclusively on your Mac using Safari's built-in extension storage API. You can clear this data at any time by removing the extension from Safari.

Permissions

Permission	Purpose
`tabs`	Required to list all open tabs, switch between them, close tabs, and move tabs between windows.
`storage`	Required to save your sort preference and recently closed tab history locally on your device.

These permissions are the minimum necessary for the extension to function. Tabscope cannot access the content of any web page.

Children's Privacy

Tabscope does not collect any data from anyone, including children under the age of 13.

Changes to This Policy

If this privacy policy changes, the updated version will be posted to this page. Since Tabscope collects no data, material changes are unlikely.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please open an issue at:
github.com/joeygibson/tabscope-support/issues

Summary Tabscope is a simple, private Safari extension. It stores your sort preference and recently closed tab history on your Mac. It collects nothing, sends nothing, and tracks nothing.