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ArkGroups: Automatic Intelligent Tab Groups

ArkGroups is a powerful and free browser extension designed to intelligently organize your browsing experience by automatically grouping tabs based on customizable rules. It simplifies tab management by categorizing websites into color-coded groups, keeping your workspace clean, organized, and efficient.

Key Features

1. Intelligent Automatic Grouping
- Real-time Organization: Automatically groups tabs as they are created or when their URLs are updated.
- Multi-Criteria Matching: Evaluates the Domain, the Full URL, and the Page Title to ensure precise grouping.
- Smart Merging: Automatically detects and joins existing groups with matching titles in the current window to prevent clutter.
- Global Toggle: Easily enable or disable the automatic grouping logic with a single switch.

2. Comprehensive Rule System
The extension operates on a sophisticated priority-based rule system:
- Flexible Match Patterns: Supports three types of matching:
- Simple String: Substring matching (e.g., `google.com`).
- Wildcards: Pattern matching with `*` (e.g., `*.github.com`).
- Regular Expressions: Advanced matching for power users (e.g., `/^https:\/\/.*\.gov/`).
- Priority System: Numeric priority levels resolve conflicts when a tab matches multiple rules.
- Custom Visuals: Assign any of Chrome's 9 standard colors to your groups for quick visual identification.
- Active Toggle: Quickly enable or disable individual rules without deleting them.

3. Advanced Tab Behaviors
- Accordion Mode(Auto-Collapse Inactive): Keeps the tab strip clean by automatically collapsing all groups except the one containing your active tab.
- Auto-Sort Groups: Automatically arranges tabs within a group based on Title, URL, or Domain.

4. Rich Default Configuration
Out of the box, ArkGroups includes dozens of pre-configured rules across diverse categories

5. Management Dashboard (Popup)
- Dual-View Interface: A main dashboard for quick toggles and a dedicated "Groups" view for detailed rule management.
- Full CRUD Support: Easily Add, Edit, and Delete custom rules.
- Quick Actions:
* Re-group: Force-apply grouping logic to all open tabs.
* Ungroup All: Instantly dissolve all tab groups in the window.
* Collapse All: Minimize all groups manually.
- Search & Filter: Find specific rules quickly with a sticky search bar and filter for active rules.

6. Workflow & Portability
- Cloud Sync: Leverages `chrome.storage.sync` to keep your rules and settings synchronized across all devices signed into the same Google account.
- Import/Export: Backup your configuration or share it with others via JSON files.
- Restore Defaults: selectively re-import default categories if they were deleted.

Technical Details
- Permissions: Utilizes `tabs`, `tabGroups`, and `storage` permissions.
- Privacy: All processing happens locally; no browsing data is ever sent to external servers.
- Performance: Optimized with caching and pre-processed regex objects for near-instant matching.