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Best alternatives to Alternate Tab Order (2026)

9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Alternate Tab Order, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Alternate Tab Order: reviews, users and permissionsBest Workflow & Planning extensions

Alternate Tab Order today

≈6K users4.3★ from 40 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions

Alternate Tab Order alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Alternate New Tabs At End

    Forces new tabs to open at the end of the tab strip.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago1 permissions
    • About 6.0× fewer users than Alternate Tab Order
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
    • Listed under Tools
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  2. 2

    Tab Activate

    New tabs open immediately instead of in the background

    ≈50K users4.1★ from 279 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions
    • About 8.3× more users than Alternate Tab Order
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  3. 3

    TheTab - OneTab Alternative | Tab Manager

    Frustrated with OneTab changes? Save all tabs with one click, undo mistakes, stay private. Free forever. No account. Works offline.

    ≈1K users4.3★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 9 days ago13 permissions
    • About 6.0× fewer users than Alternate Tab Order
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (13 vs 0)
    • Listed under Tools
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  4. 4

    New Tabs at End 3000

    Forces new tabs to open at the end of the tab strip.

    ≈5K users3.7★ from 30 ratingsUpdated 20 months agoNo special permissions
    • A similar number of users to Alternate Tab Order
    • Rated 0.6 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
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  5. 5

    TabGroup Vault: Tab Group Backup & Session Buddy Alternative

    Never Lose Your Tab Groups Again – One-Click Backup & Restore

    ≈1K users4.6★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago7 permissions
    • About 6.0× fewer users than Alternate Tab Order
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 0)
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  6. 6

    Save Chrome Tabs For Later

    Set aside your currently open tabs to quickly reopen them later.

    ≈10K users3.9★ from 58 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions
    • About 1.7× more users than Alternate Tab Order
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
    Save Chrome Tabs For Later alternativesCompare side by side
  7. 7

    Chrome Tab Limiter - 10 Tabs

    Mission Labs tab limiter - limits the maximum number of open tabs to 10.

    ≈70K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 7 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 12× more users than Alternate Tab Order
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  8. 8

    Copy All URLs (Free)

    A simple Chrome extension to copy URLs of all open tabs.

    ≈90K users4.1★ from 35 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions
    • About 15× more users than Alternate Tab Order
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
    Copy All URLs (Free) alternativesCompare side by side
  9. 9

    Tabs Counter - Number of Browser Opened Tabs

    Count number of opened tabs in web browser current window. Displays tabs count number on the extension/add-on icon in the toolbar

    ≈5K users3.6★ from 14 ratingsNo special permissions
    • A similar number of users to Alternate Tab Order
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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Alternate Tab Order alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Alternate Tab Order?

By users, the most popular alternative is Copy All URLs (Free) with ≈90K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Alternate New Tabs At End.

Which Alternate Tab Order alternative has the best rating?

Tab Activate has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 279 ratings.

How many alternatives to Alternate Tab Order are there?

We list 9 close alternatives to Alternate Tab Order on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.