Workspace Tabs

• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Setup
  • 1. Register the plugin
  • 2. Add the Tailwind source
• Configuration
• Usage
  • Pinned tabs
  • Context menu options
  • Recently closed
• How it works
• Publishing config
• License

Browser-like tabs for Filament panels. Open multiple pages in tabs without losing context, drag to reorder, pin frequently accessed pages, and right-click for quick actions.

#Features

• Tab per page — Every navigation opens a new tab. Revisiting a URL activates the existing tab.
• Drag to reorder — Rearrange tabs via drag-and-drop (powered by SortableJS).
• Pin tabs — Double-click a tab to pin/unpin it. Pinned tabs can't be closed and stick to the left.
• Context menu — Right-click any tab for: Close, Close Others, Close to the Right, Duplicate, Pin/Unpin, Close All.
• Recently closed — Reopen closed tabs from the dropdown (last 50 stored).
• Keyboard shortcuts — Ctrl+W / Cmd+W to close the active tab.
• Middle-click — Middle-click or Ctrl+click sidebar links to open in a new tab.
• Persistent — Tabs survive page reloads via localStorage.
• Dark mode — Full support for Filament's dark mode.
• SPA-ready — Works with Filament's ->spa() mode and Livewire's wire:navigate.

#Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Filament v4 or v5
• Laravel 11+

#Installation

composer require wezlo/filament-workspace-tabs

#Setup

#1. Register the plugin

Add the plugin to your panel provider:

use Wezlo\FilamentWorkspaceTabs\WorkspaceTabsPlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->plugins([
            WorkspaceTabsPlugin::make(),
        ]);
}

#2. Add the Tailwind source

Add the package views to your Filament theme CSS so Tailwind can scan utility classes:

/* resources/css/filament/{panel}/theme.css */
@source '../../../../vendor/wezlo/filament-workspace-tabs/resources/views/**/*';

Then rebuild your frontend assets:

npm run build

#Configuration

All options are available as fluent methods on the plugin:

WorkspaceTabsPlugin::make()
    ->maxTabs(25)                          // Maximum open tabs (default: 20)
    ->persistKey('my_tabs')                // localStorage key prefix (default: 'filament_workspace_tabs')
    ->excludeUrls(['/admin/login'])        // URL prefixes to never track as tabs
    ->contextMenu(false)                   // Disable right-click context menu
    ->dragReorder(false)                   // Disable drag-to-reorder

#Usage

Once installed, the tab bar appears below the topbar automatically.

#Pinned tabs

Pinned tabs display a pin icon alongside the label, have an indigo left border, and cannot be closed until unpinned. They always stay to the left of unpinned tabs.

#Context menu options

• Close — Close this tab (not available for pinned tabs)
• Close Others — Close all tabs except this one (respects pinned tabs)
• Close to the Right — Close all tabs to the right of this one
• Duplicate — Open the same URL in a new tab
• Pin / Unpin — Toggle the pinned state
• Close All — Close all unpinned tabs

#Recently closed

When tabs are closed, they're stored in a history list. Click the dropdown arrow on the right side of the tab bar to reopen any of the last 10 recently closed tabs.

#How it works

• Tab state (URLs, labels, order, pinned status) is stored client-side in localStorage using Alpine.js $persist().
• Switching tabs triggers Livewire.navigate() for SPA-style page transitions.
• Page titles are automatically extracted from document.title on each navigation.
• The tab bar is injected via Filament's TOPBAR_AFTER render hook — no template modifications needed.
• The persist key is automatically scoped to the panel ID to avoid cross-panel tab bleed.

#Publishing config

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="filament-workspace-tabs-config"

#License

MIT