shuttertabs privacy policy
Last updated: November 12, 2026
shuttertabs saves and restores windows of open tabs in Chrome. This policy covers the shuttertabs browser extension.
What the extension reads
When you allow tab access, shuttertabs reads details of the open tabs in the current regular browser window. These include links, page titles, order, tab groups, and whether a tab is pinned, active, or playing audio. It uses these details to show what will be saved and which tabs will close. During cleanup it checks Chrome’s tab list, which can include other open windows, to verify whether a tab approved for closing is still open.
shuttertabs does not read the contents of webpages, cookies, passwords, or what you type into forms. It does not scan your browsing history or run in private windows.
What stays in your browser
When you save a snapshot, shuttertabs stores the supported tab links and titles, their order and group membership, which tabs were pinned, and which tab was active. It also stores the names, colors, and collapsed state of saved tab groups. Saved snapshots include the date, any name you give them, whether you starred them, and the cleanup result. The extension remembers your photographer and your tab-access choice in the same browser profile.
When you enable Allow access to file URLs in Chrome’s extension settings, snapshots can include open local files. shuttertabs saves the file URL, which contains its path, and the tab title in your browser profile. It uses that URL to ask Chrome to reopen the file. shuttertabs does not read, copy, or upload the file’s contents.
To show site icons in your album, shuttertabs uses the browser’s local favicon cache. When you open a link or restore a snapshot, Chrome loads the selected sites as it normally would.
Sharing and retention
Your saved snapshots stay in the browser profile where you created them. The extension has no account, cloud sync, advertising, or analytics. It does not send your tab data to the developer or an external service, and we do not sell or share it.
You can delete an individual snapshot from its detail page in Your moments. Uninstalling shuttertabs clears its saved snapshots and preferences from that browser profile.
Your choice
The first time you open shuttertabs to save a window, the popup asks you to allow tab access. You can dismiss it without agreeing. Allowing access lets shuttertabs show the window preview. It closes tabs only after you confirm Save & Clear. You can disable the extension in Chrome at any time.
Chrome Web Store Limited Use
shuttertabs uses data obtained through Chrome APIs only to provide the features described above. Its use of this data complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.
Contact and updates
For questions about this policy, use the support contact on the shuttertabs Chrome Web Store listing. We’ll post any changes to this policy on this page.