Tabitha Workspaces
Private browser workspaces with read-only WebDAV copy comparison, encrypted folders, backups, guarded tab actions and opt-in synchronization.
The problem it solves
Tabitha Workspaces Tabitha Workspaces is a private, local-first browser workspace and tab collection manager for Chromium and Firefox. It turns open tabs, research links, and connected notes into durable workspaces without requiring an account or transmitting browsing data.
Who Tabitha Workspaces is for
- People who need a small, purpose-built utility instead of a broad platform.
- Users working with browser extension, collections, workspaces who want the documented v1.17.1 behavior.
- People who prefer an open-source release with visible limitations, source, and license terms.
Intended result
Private browser workspaces with read-only WebDAV copy comparison, encrypted folders, backups, guarded tab actions and opt-in synchronization.
This summary is reconciled from the current catalog and repository documentation.
Features in v1.17.1
Capabilities below come from the current project README and release documentation.
Add explicit date-format preferences and reviewed repair with Undo for older generated collection names.
Add saved-tab search, display sorting, batch selection, and selected-tab restoration.
Add collection duplication and cross-workspace copies with fresh IDs and stale-source guards.
Add Markdown and bookmark HTML link exports that exclude notes, settings, and sync credentials.
Keep library schema 3, encrypted folders, WebDAV conflict handling, and existing full-library exports compatible.
Uses top-level folders as isolated containers for one or more workspaces.
Verified examples
Screenshots are shown only when the current README references a local source image. Otherwise, repository example files are linked directly.
Verified release evidence
This project does not currently publish a screenshot or dedicated example folder. The current README, tests, changelog, tagged release, and source repository remain the verified examples of its behavior.
Platforms and implementation
The public release claims only the cataloged platforms and technologies.
Supported platforms
- Chromium
- Firefox
Built with
- TypeScript
- Preact
- WXT
Changelog
Release notes from the canonical v1.17.1 source tag.
- Update the development dependencies sharp to 0.35.5 and source-map-js to 1.2.2 for their published security fixes.
- Document the unresolved development-only node-forge advisory and retain existing runtime dependencies, browser permissions and library behavior.
- Add a read-only, count-only comparison of local and saved WebDAV library copies before choosing existing recovery actions.
- Keep vaults opaque, reject stale local snapshots, serialize reviews with sync, and preserve all conflict and conditional-upload safeguards.
All notable changes are documented here. This project follows Semantic Versioning.
- Restore browser locale as the default for new libraries and missing/invalid settings, preserving every valid saved date format rather than guessing older user intent.
- Correct current README download labels to match the release URLs and build examples.
- Collapse generated date-name repair into a contextual section shown only when repair, review or Undo is available. Keep reviewed repairs and their safeguards; never rename automatically.
- Default new and upgraded unconfigured libraries to day-first dates so US browser language no longer produces American dates on capture. Preserve explicit date choices and allow deliberate Browser locale selection.
- Clarify browser language versus regional dates and retain reviewed repair/Undo for existing generated collection names.
- Exact-domain filtering for saved tabs, combined with title and URL search.
- Confirmed clipboard copying of selected full HTTP(S) URLs in saved order.
- Reviewed selected saved-tab removal with panel-local Undo, preserving collection metadata and browser tabs and refusing stale, locked or trashed data.
- Add explicit date-format preferences and reviewed repair with Undo for older generated collection names.
- Add saved-tab search, display sorting, batch selection, and selected-tab restoration.
- Add collection duplication and cross-workspace copies with fresh IDs and stale-source guards.
- Add Markdown and bookmark HTML link exports that exclude notes, settings, and sync credentials.
- Keep library schema 3, encrypted folders, WebDAV conflict handling, and existing full-library exports compatible.
Quick start
The shortest documented path into the current release.
- Download the package for your browser from the latest GitHub release.
- Follow INSTALLATION.md to load the package locally.
- Select Save window from the toolbar popup.
- Open the workspace dashboard to name, tag, restore, or reorganize the saved collection.
- Export a JSON backup from Settings whenever you want a portable copy.
Current limitations
These boundaries are part of the product and prevent the page from implying unverified capability.
- Cross-browser synchronization uses a user-provided WebDAV file. When both local and remote copies
changed since their last common version, Tabitha stops with a conflict instead of combining them. Export folder backups before manually choosing which copy to keep.
- Safe replacement uploads require the WebDAV server to return an
ETagorLast-Modified
validator. Creating a new remote file uses If-None-Match to avoid overwriting a file that appeared during the request.
- Protected-folder passwords cannot be recovered. Unlocking is session-scoped, and importing an
encrypted backup still requires the original password.
- Browser-internal pages such as
chrome://settingsandabout:configcannot be restored by an
extension and are omitted during capture.
- Extension-store publication is not the same as a GitHub release. Chrome Web Store and Mozilla
Add-ons submissions require separate developer accounts and review.
- Recovery snapshots are disabled by default and replace the prior automatic snapshot rather than
building an unbounded history.
Privacy and licensing
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Privacy and safety
Tabitha Workspaces has no server, account, analytics, advertising, telemetry, or remote code. Library data stays in browser extension storage until the user explicitly exports a backup. Protected-folder contents are encrypted before storage, export, or WebDAV synchronization; folder names and descriptions remain visible so a locked folder can be identified. The extension requests only the following permissions:
When WebDAV sync is enabled, Tabitha asks separately for access to only the HTTPS server origin selected by the user. WebDAV credentials stay in local extension storage and are not included in library exports or remote backup files.
Koofr users must enter a full file URL under https://app.koofr.net/dav/Koofr/ and use their Koofr email address plus an application-specific password. Saving and enabling the connection performs an immediate sync check so configuration or conflict errors are visible at once.
No host permissions are requested. Read PRIVACY.md for the complete policy.
License and release
Tabitha Workspaces is published under GPL-3.0. The current cataloged release is v1.17.1, published 2026-10-15.
Related projects
Related projects are selected deterministically from shared catalog tags, category, and implementation technologies—not popularity or paid placement.
Tabitha Workspaces v1.17.1
Use the tagged release for downloads and release notes. Use the repository for source, issues, contribution guidance, security reporting, and complete documentation.
Page source: current Forge catalog plus README and CHANGELOG from the canonical GitHub release tag. Fingerprint: d8d03e3960a8fdbc.