README.md

Chrome Tab Rotate

Allows Chrome to automatically cycle through a set of tabs. Ideal for a Dashboard or wall-mounted display.

• Preloads tabs for smoother transitions
• Configured via a JSON file
• Configuration can be loaded from a remote server

Tab Rotate on the Chrome Web Store

Sample Config

{
  "settingsReloadIntervalMinutes": 1,
  "fullscreen": false,
  "autoStart": false,
  "lazyLoadTabs": false,
  "closeExistingTabs": false,
  "websites": [
    {
      "url": "chrome-extension://pjgjpabbgnnoohijnillgbckikfkbjed/index.html",
      "duration": 8,
      "tabReloadIntervalSeconds": 15
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.patreon.com/kevdev",
      "duration": 8,
      "tabReloadIntervalSeconds": 15
    },
    {
      "url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-rotate/pjgjpabbgnnoohijnillgbckikfkbjed",
      "duration": 8,
      "tabReloadIntervalSeconds": 15
    }
  ]
}

General Options

Option	Description	Default
settingsReloadIntervalMinutes	Interval at which the settings file is reloaded	1
fullscreen	Open Chrome in fullscreen mode	false
autoStart	Begin rotating tabs automatically as soon as Chrome is opened	false
lazyLoadTabs	Load the first two tabs on startup then load subsequent tabs "just in time"	false
closeExistingTabs	Close existing tabs before opening the configured list of tabs	false
websites	List of websites and config for each	[]

Website Options

Option	Description	Type
url	Url of website to open	String
duration	Number of seconds the tab will be displayed	Number
tabReloadIntervalSeconds	Interval in seconds at which the tab will be reloaded. Set to 0 for no reload.	Number

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Acknowledgments

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