Best alternatives to Leap — Vertical Tabs, Tab Manager & Spaces (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Leap, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Leap alternatives, compared
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Sidearc: Vertical Tabs, Spaces & Side Panel Tab Manager
Vertical tabs in Chrome's side panel. Organize too many tabs into spaces, folders, pins, tab trees, groups and search.
≈4K users4.6★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago12 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Leap
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Vertical Tabs - Tab Manager
Best vertical tabs extension. Sidebar, Vertical Tabs, Tab Manager, Tab groups
≈1K users4.5★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago7 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Leap
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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SideTab Pro - AI Vertical Tabs Manager
AI-powered vertical tabs with smart grouping, tab groups, bookmarks, and reading list—all organized in your side panel.
≈20K users4.6★ from 166 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago6 permissions- About 10× more users than Leap
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
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Vertical Tabs - Tab Manager, Workspaces & Tab Scroll by SuperchargeBrowser
Vertical Tabs & Tab Manager: synced workspaces, command bar, tab scroll, session restore. Arc replacement. Zero tracking.
≈2K users3.8★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago15 permissions- A similar number of users to Leap
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Vertical SidePanel Tab Group Manager
Manage tabs and groups in side panel. Support multi-level group, tab search, tab rename, recent used/closed tab, saving bookmarks...
≈3K users4.7★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago10 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Leap
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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Vertical Tabs
Vertical tab manager in side panel
≈70K users4.1★ from 231 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions- About 35× more users than Leap
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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VertiTab – Vertical Tab Manager | Sessions, AI Groups & Bookmark Sync
Manage all your tabs & bookmarks from a sidebar. Tree view, workspaces, one-click save & restore, organize everything across devices
≈20K users4.7★ from 162 ratingsUpdated in the last day13 permissions- About 10× more users than Leap
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 9)
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Vertical Tabs in Side Panel
Display and manage tabs vertically in the browser sidebar.
≈100K users4.4★ from 274 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago5 permissions- About 50× more users than Leap
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Supatabs - Tab Manager
Supatabs - Declutter your browser tabs in seconds and speed up your computer.
≈6K users4.0★ from 59 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago4 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Leap
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
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Tab Manager Plus for Chrome
Quickly find open tabs, see all windows in one view, find duplicates and limit tabs per window. The best Tab Manager for Chrome.
≈200K users4.7★ from 1.1K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 100× more users than Leap
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
Leap alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Leap?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Manager Plus for Chrome with ≈200K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Sidearc: Vertical Tabs, Spaces & Side Panel Tab Manager.
Which Leap alternative has the best rating?
VertiTab – Vertical Tab Manager | Sessions, AI Groups & Bookmark Sync has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 162 ratings.
Is there a Leap alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Supatabs - Tab Manager asks for 4 permissions, against 9 for Leap.
How many alternatives to Leap are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Leap 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.