About TabBOO

A browser with a ghost. Not another pile of tabs.

TabBOO is a free desktop focus browser built on ungoogled Chromium. It is created by Dylan Trussell, an entrepreneur, author, and app and game designer. The idea is straightforward: keep useful links without keeping every page running. Close work tabs now. Open bar tabs later.

What it does

Tab Manager separates active tabs from Saved Links. Choose a tab limit, save a page for later, or swap a saved link for an active tab. A focus timer and optional focus music live in the browser. New tabs open TabLOID, our shared illustrated paper, with expandable stories, a comic, a quote, and a good-news closer. You can keep the shared edition or choose your own publication feeds.

What you can download

The download page offers Apple Silicon Mac, Intel Mac, and Windows builds. These are beta downloads distributed directly from tabboo.ai. They are not currently App Store releases. The Mac downloads are signed with our business Developer ID and notarized by Apple. macOS may show its normal downloaded-app confirmation. The Windows beta is unsigned, so Windows security prompts may appear. Browser engine updates and a separate automatic updater are still work in progress.

Plain facts

TabBOO is free to download. We have not commissioned an independent security audit and do not claim a certification, a guaranteed RAM saving, or compatibility with every website or protected streaming service. You can read the current data practices in our privacy notice and send questions through our contact page.