TabMaxxing ⚡

TabMaxxing is the ultimate PowerTools & privacy utility suite for Chromium browsers. Max out your daily browsing stats with visual privacy (blur, block, pixelate, invert), audio leveling (stable volume compressor, mono downmix), 1-click live clipboard copying, Instagram high-res downloads (insta-dl), shoulder-surfing text spoofing, area snipping visual search, master password locks, and daily tab productivity tools.

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What's New

• Instagram Pro (Downloader & 1-Click Live Copier insta-dl): Download highest-resolution photos, videos, stories, and reels on Instagram. Features an instant 1-Click Live Copy button to copy full-resolution PNG images directly to your system clipboard for instant pasting (Ctrl+V) into Discord, WhatsApp Web, Slack, etc. without downloading any files!
• Accurate Story Media Handling: Automatically distinguishes between still photo stories (.jpg) and video stories (.mp4), fixing the common bug in other downloaders where static photo stories were forced into video format.
• Visual Image Search & Snipping Tool: Right-click to search images via Google Lens, Yandex, or TinEye. Use the "Search Area" tool in the popup to snip and search any part of your screen!
• Tab Scoped Settings: Click "ALL TABS / THIS TAB" in the popup to apply filters and privacy modes to only the currently active tab without affecting the rest of your browser.
• QR Code Generator: Right-click to generate a QR code for the current page, link, or media. A custom QR generator is also available in the popup.
• Text Spoofing: Converts visible page text into deterministic, seed-based typoglycemic text to prevent shoulder-surfing.
• Domain Lock & Browser Lock: Require your universal password before opening selected websites or lock the entire browser.
• URL Shortener: Shorten current pages, links, images, video, and audio URLs, with recent history and QR preview.
• Smart Dark Mode: Applies a dark-style inversion only when the current site appears light.
• Advanced Audio Tools: Stable Volume compression, Mono Audio, dialogue boost, and heavy bass cut profiles.

⚡ Feature Matrix (TabMaxxing Suite)

📸 1. Instagram & Media Maxxing (insta-dl)

Feature	Icon	What It Does	Why It's Great
1-Click Live Copier	📋	Copies raw PNG images directly to your system clipboard	Paste (Ctrl+V) into Discord, WhatsApp Web, Slack, etc. without saving junk files.
Video Frame Snapshot	🖼️	Captures the active playing frame of Reels & Videos as an image	Instant meme grabbing and high-definition frame copying.
Smart Story Downloader	📥	Downloads stories as true .jpg photos or .mp4 videos	Fixes the common bug where static photo stories were forced into .mp4.
Carousel & Reel Grabber	🎠	Downloads single carousel slides, all slides, or full Reels	Highest available resolution directly from Instagram CDN.

🛡️ 2. Visual Privacy Maxxing

Feature	Icon	What It Does	Use Case
Smart Blur & Pixelate	💧	Applies Gaussian blur or retro mosaic filters to media	Browse in cafes, offices, or classrooms without screen snooping.
Total Media Block	🛑	Zero-bandwidth network block using declarativeNetRequest	Extreme privacy and high-speed data saving.
Invert & Grayscale	☯️	Inverts colors or converts all targeted media to black & white	Low-distraction reading and reduced eye strain.
Hover Reveal	👁️	Temporarily un-blurs media only when your mouse hovers over it	Peek at images on demand without unmasking the whole page.
Target Selectors	🎯	Filter only Images, only Videos, or both	Granular control over media rendering.

🔊 3. Audio Maxxing

Feature	Icon	What It Does	Use Case
Stable Volume Engine	🔊	Dynamic Web Audio compression & LUFS loudness leveling	Normalizes audio spikes (whispering dialogue vs deafening explosions).
Mono Audio Downmix	🎧	Combines stereo channels into balanced unified mono	Listening with a single earbud or sharing headphones.
Smooth Volume Fade	📈	Softly ramps up volume when media starts playing	Eliminates sudden loud ear-blasting autoplay audio.
Custom EQ Profiles	🎛️	Flat, Dialogue Boost, Night Mode (Bass Cut), Cinema, Music	Crystal-clear voices in podcasts, lectures, and movies.

🔒 4. Security & Text Privacy Maxxing

Feature	Icon	What It Does	Use Case
Ad & Tracker Shield	🛡️	Zero-overhead native Chromium DeclarativeNetRequest ad blocker	Drops ads, popups, and tracking beacons with 0ms latency and 0 telemetry.
Text Spoofing (Typoglycemia)	🔤	Scrambles inner letters of words using a deterministic seed	Protects confidential documents & chats from shoulder surfers while you can still read it.
Browser Master Lock	🔒	Locks the browser popup behind a universal SHA-256 password	Prevents unauthorized tampering when stepping away from your laptop.
Domain Lock	🚫	Requires password authentication before accessing selected domains	Block distracting or private sites (e.g. reddit.com, youtube.com).
Per-Tab Scoping	🗂️	Switch between "ALL TABS" and "THIS TAB"	Apply extreme privacy or filters to one tab without affecting others.

🛠️ 5. Day-to-Day Utilities

Feature	Icon	What It Does	Use Case
Full Page Screenshot & PDF	📸	Auto-scrolls and stitches entire webpages into high-res PNG or PDF	Capture long articles, receipts, and full design mockups with 1 click.
Area Snipping Search	🔍	Snip any screen region for multi-engine reverse image search	Search directly with Google Lens, Yandex, or TinEye.
Force Right-Click & Copy	🔓	Overrides restrictive website scripts that disable right-clicking	Enables text selection, context menus, and copy/paste anywhere.
QR Code Generator	📱	Generates instant QR codes for any link, image, or custom text	Quick link transfer directly from your desktop to your phone.
Universal URL Shortener	🔗	1-click URL shortening with recent history tracking	Clean, short shareable links without opening external tools.
Smart Dark Mode	🌙	Intelligent dark theme inversion for glaring white sites	Comfortable night-time reading with media color preservation.

Installation

1. Download the ZIP from this repository.
2. Extract it to a folder.
3. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/.
4. Enable Developer mode.
5. Click Load unpacked.
6. Select the extracted extension folder.
7. Pin TabMaxxing to your toolbar for quick access.

Permissions Used

• storage: Save extension settings, password hash, domain locks, and URL history.
• downloads: Save high-resolution Instagram photos, videos, and reels.
• declarativeNetRequest: Block image and video requests efficiently.
• declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess: Apply network rules across allowed sites.
• scripting: Run small page scripts for counters, snipping tools, clipboard writes, and alerts.
• tabs: Read the active tab URL for counters, screenshots, and URL shortening.
• activeTab: Interact with the currently active page.
• clipboardWrite: Direct copy of images, frames, and shortened URLs to the clipboard.
• contextMenus: Add right-click URL shortening, QR generation, and image search actions.
• <all_urls> host access: Apply media filtering, text spoofing, locks, and page protections across websites.

Project Files

• manifest.json: Chrome extension manifest.
• background.js: State management, DNR rules, shortcut handling, context menus, URL shortening, visual search uploaders, password checks, download handlers.
• content.js: Page-side media filters, smart dark mode, lock overlays, Web Audio API processing, force right-click, Text Spoofing observer.
• insta-dl.js: Instagram media resolver, story handler, 1-click clipboard copier, and post/reel/story UI injector.
• insta-dl.css: Styling for Instagram action bars, buttons, dropdowns, and toast notifications.
• capture.js / capture.css: Full-page scrolling screenshot orchestrator and sticky header suppressor.
• capture-viewer.html / capture-viewer.js: High-resolution stitched canvas viewer, PNG/JPEG download, PDF exporter, and 1-click clipboard copier.
• selector.js: Screen area selection and snipping tool UI for Visual Search.
• popup.html / popup.js: Quick controls, URL shortener, QR generator, snipping tool trigger, Instagram Pro toggle, and tab scoping logic.
• options.html / options.js: Advanced settings, Instagram configuration, domain locks, history, and live previews.
• rules/: Declarative network request rules for media blocking.

Version

Current manifest version: 5.0.0.