Tabify

Turn any website into a full-screen desktop app. Tabify is an Electron + Next.js application that lets you save a URL and launch it as a dedicated desktop experience no browser chrome, no distractions.

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Download

Windows 10/11 — download TabifyBySandy Setup 0.1.0.exe from the latest release. or clone the repo and run "yarn dist" it will create release folder and then you can see the tabify setup inside it

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Features

• Save any URL as your app's target link
• Launches the saved link in a full-screen webview
• Persists your link across sessions via localStorage
• Clean, minimal UI built with shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Desktop	Electron 40
Frontend	Next.js 16 (App Router)
UI	shadcn/ui + Tailwind CSS v4
Language	TypeScript
Runtime	React 19

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• Yarn

Installation

git clone https://github.com/sthaSandesh/Tabify.git
cd Tabify
yarn install

Development

Runs both the Next.js dev server and Electron concurrently:

yarn dev

Electron will wait for Next.js to be ready on http://localhost:3000 before launching.

Build

yarn build

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Usage

1. Launch the app with yarn dev
2. Enter a URL in the input field and click Save
3. The app reloads and displays the saved URL full-screen as a webview
4. To change the URL, clear localStorage and restart

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Project Structure

src/
 app/
    globals.css           # Global styles
    layout.tsx            # Root layout
    page.tsx              # Main page (reads savedLink from localStorage)
 components/
    saveLink/
       saveLinkCard.tsx  # Form to save a URL
    ui/                   # shadcn/ui components
 electron/
     main.ts               # Electron main process
     preload.ts            # Electron preload script

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License

MIT