Simmer Add to Chrome

Every open tab is a thought you haven't finished.

Simmer is a free Chrome extension that remembers what your tabs were for. It turns the pile into a short list of what you're in the middle of, clears your window, and brings a whole task back in one click.

Add to Chrome, it's free

No account. Your tabs stay in your browser.

The real side panel, running on demo tabs. Click anything to try it.

A day with Simmer

From the pile to a clear window and back, in four moments.

  1. Hands adding ingredients to a pot on the stove

    The first minute

    Fifteen tabs become five things

    Simmer reads the tabs you already have and sorts them by what they're for. You don't make groups, write rules or file anything. Nothing changes until you press Start.

    Fifteen tabs, five things.
  2. A pot on a low blue flame in a dark kitchen

    Done for now

    Put it on the back burner

    Its tabs close and your window clears. Every tab is saved before it closes, and one click brings the whole task back together, in its group, where you left it.

    Kyoto trip, on the back burner.
  3. A steaming cup of coffee in the winter sun

    Next morning

    Start where you left off

    Once a day, Simmer can open a short list of what you were on yesterday. Pick one thing up, or leave them all where they are. Mail, chat and calendars stay open by themselves.

    Yesterday's three things, waiting.
  4. Labelled glass jars on a pantry shelf

    Any time

    Nothing lost, ever

    There are no silent limits, and nothing is dropped to make room. Everything Simmer does is written down under Recently, in plain words, with Undo next to it.

    Every action, with Undo.

A pot on low heat doesn't need watching.

Kept in your browser

No account and no server. Your tabs are stored in Chrome on your computer. The model that compares tab titles is part of the extension and runs there too.

The privacy policy lists everything Simmer reads.

A moka pot and two cups on a table by a window

Questions

What happens when a task is put away?
Its tabs close and are saved in Simmer, and in your bookmarks if you want. Bring it back and every tab reopens together.
Will it close my mail?
No. Mail, chat and calendars stay open, and you can keep any site open.
Does it do anything before I say so?
No. The first run reads your tabs and changes nothing until you press Start.
What does it cost?
Nothing.

Guides

All guides

Stove's clear.

Add to Chrome, it's free

Takes a minute. Nothing changes until you press Start.

A clean stove with one pot of water on to boil