Install

1. In Blender, open Edit › Preferences › Get Extensions.
2. Click the arrow menu (top right) › Install from Disk… and pick the Tabby .zip. Or simply drag the .zip into the Blender window.
3. Tabby is enabled automatically.

Open Tabby

• Shift + Alt + H opens Tabby in its own window, always on top. Perfect for a second monitor.
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + H docks Tabby in the area under the mouse, like a normal editor.
• Or use Window › Tabby Window / Tabby in This Area. Any Python Console header also has a Tabby button.

Use it

• Click a card to open an add-on right inside Tabby. All its controls work as usual.
• Type in the search field to find any add-on or panel.
• Click the star on a panel to add it to Favourites.

Customise

Click the settings button next to the search field:

• New group creates a group. Drag add-ons into it and drag groups anywhere in the list.
• The dot sets a colour, the icon opens the icon gallery, the eye hides an add-on.
• Click a name to rename it. The reset button brings the original back.
• Blender tabs shows or hides Item, Tool, View and Animation. Darken sets the contrast. The accent colour is in the add-on preferences.
• Hover any control for a short explanation.

Your settings

Groups, colours, hidden add-ons and window/dock position are saved automatically to Blender's config folder (tabby_config.json). Nothing is stored in your .blend files.

Questions or ideas? [email protected]