Eugeny/tabby

Serial port. Add Connect, Disconnect, and Reconnect buttons to the top of the window.

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#11152 opened on Apr 13, 2026

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Good first issuePlugin: SerialT: Enhancement

Description

Good day. Thank you very much to the developers for this wonderful program =). I'm an IoT device developer, and I often use the serial port for debugging. But I also use the serial port for flashing devices, and I always have to disconnect from the Tabby tab's context menu to free up the port, then flash it, and then reconnect. It's extremely inconvenient. Therefore, I kindly ask you to add buttons. I use hotkeys, but the keyboard is not always at hand)) Thank you in advance and all the best.

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Tech stack
typescriptelectron
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
None
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate the existing UI for serial port connections in Tabby, likely found in the serial port plugin or view. Look at how other similar buttons (e.g., for SSH sessions) are implemented. The implementation will involve adding new buttons to the toolbar and wiring them to the serial port backend's connect/disconnect/reconnect methods. No existing PRs or comments provide further direction.