Who should use ColorTabs?

ColorTabs is a consumer product built for VS Code developers managing multiple projects or workspaces.

Does ColorTabs have a free plan?

Yes — ColorTabs is free to use.

What platforms does ColorTabs run on?

ColorTabs runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Is ColorTabs still maintained?

Unverified. ColorTabs has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to ColorTabs?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include "Can I React?", HTML-Essentials, and AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX.

Who develops ColorTabs?

ColorTabs is developed by Ore Poran.

When did ColorTabs launch?

ColorTabs first shipped in 2019.

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ColorTabs

Name: ColorTabs
Author: Ore Poran

visualstudio.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

ColorTabs is a Visual Studio Code extension that changes active tab, status-bar, and title-background colors according to regular-expression rules. It helps developers visually identify repositories, projects, or workspace types while working in VS Code.

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Overview

5 features

ColorTabs is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It helps developers visually distinguish projects and workspaces by applying regex-based colors to VS Code interface elements. It is built as a consumer product for VS Code developers managing multiple projects or workspaces. ColorTabs costs nothing to use. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Behind ColorTabs is Ore Poran, and it first shipped in 2019. Among its 5 catalogued features are regex-based colors, active tab coloring, and status bar coloring.

Regex-based colors
Active tab coloring
Status bar coloring
Title background coloring
Workspace themes

Built with & integrations

Connectors

vscode

Runs on

BrowserWindowsmacOSLinux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Aug · 13:10 UTC
ColorTabs verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about ColorTabs

What is ColorTabs?: ColorTabs helps developers visually distinguish projects and workspaces by applying regex-based colors to VS Code interface elements. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use ColorTabs?: ColorTabs is a consumer product built for VS Code developers managing multiple projects or workspaces.
Does ColorTabs have a free plan?: Yes — ColorTabs is free to use.
What platforms does ColorTabs run on?: ColorTabs runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Is ColorTabs still maintained?: Unverified. ColorTabs has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to ColorTabs?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include "Can I React?", HTML-Essentials, and AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX."Can I React?"HTML-Essentials AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX
Who develops ColorTabs?: ColorTabs is developed by Ore Poran.
When did ColorTabs launch?: ColorTabs first shipped in 2019.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 27 Aug 2026
Built for: VS Code developers managing multiple projects or workspaces
Model: B2C
Solves: Helps developers visually distinguish projects and workspaces by applying regex-based colors to VS Code interface elements.

Registered as

VS Code Marketplace: orepor.color-tabs-vscode-ext

Developer

Ore Poran

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 91
Indexed: 27 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 27 Aug 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: colortabs-visualstudio-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 27 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 27 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=orepor.color-tabs-vscode-ext

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