Best alternatives to Session Manager Pro - Save & Restore Tabs, Windows and Browsing Sessions (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Session Manager Pro, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Session Manager Pro: reviews, users and permissions Best Tools extensions

Session Manager Pro - Save & Restore Tabs, Windows and Browsing Sessions today

≈2K users4.7★ from 69 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago3 permissions

Session Manager Pro alternatives, compared

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Tab Session Manager - Save & Restore Tabs
Save, manage and restore browser tab sessions. Never lose tabs again! Free with auto-save, collections & export.
295 users3.5★ from 2 ratings4 permissions
- About 6.8× fewer users than Session Manager Pro
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager
A password-protected tab saver and session manager to store tabs in the current window, or all windows with tab grouping support
≈3K users3.6★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago8 permissions
- About 1.5× more users than Session Manager Pro
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Toby: Tab Manager & Session Saver
Too many tabs? Save them in one click, organize them into collections, and restore any session later, on any device.
≈300K users4.2★ from 3.3K ratingsNo special permissions
- About 150× more users than Session Manager Pro
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tab Session Manager
Save and restore the state of windows and tabs. It also supports automatic saving.
≈100K users3.5★ from 449 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions
- About 50× more users than Session Manager Pro
- Rated 1.1 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tabmanager.io - Tab Session Manager
Manage, save and restore your windows, tabs and sessions.
≈9K users4.0★ from 125 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago6 permissions
- About 4.5× more users than Session Manager Pro
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Session Buddy - Tab & Bookmark Manager
Save and restore sessions, manage tabs and bookmarks, and stay organized with a powerful and trusted privacy-first session manager.
≈1M users4.7★ from 25.1K ratingsUpdated 6 months ago4 permissions
- About 500× more users than Session Manager Pro
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tab Session Manager
Save and restore your browser sessions. Never lose your tabs again.
265 users4.9★ from 19 ratings8 permissions
- About 7.5× fewer users than Session Manager Pro
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
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Smart Sessions - Tab Manager
Save & restore your browser sessions. Auto saving, multiple sessions and more.
≈6K users4.1★ from 72 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago5 permissions
- About 3.0× more users than Session Manager Pro
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Save Tab Groups for Tab Session Manager
Additional extension for saving tab groups in Tab Session Manager
≈20K users2.8★ from 40 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago1 permissions
- About 10× more users than Session Manager Pro
- Rated 1.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tabiola: Manage Tabs, Groups, Windows & Sessions
Tabiola is a tab manager that lets you organize your tabs and tab groups in sessions and spaces with a lot of useful features.
454 users4.8★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago12 permissions
- About 4.4× fewer users than Session Manager Pro
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Session Manager Pro alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Session Manager Pro?

By users, the most popular alternative is Session Buddy - Tab & Bookmark Manager with ≈1M users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tab Session Manager - Save & Restore Tabs.

Which Session Manager Pro alternative has the best rating?

Session Buddy - Tab & Bookmark Manager has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 25.1K ratings.

Is there a Session Manager Pro alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Toby: Tab Manager & Session Saver asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Session Manager Pro.

How many alternatives to Session Manager Pro are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Session Manager Pro on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

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