Best alternatives to Switch Workstation Tab Manager (2026)

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

Switch Workstation Tab Manager: reviews, users and permissions Best Functionality & UI extensions

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≈6K users3.8★ from 75 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago13 permissions

Switch Workstation Tab Manager alternatives, compared

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Tab Manager by Workona
The world’s best tab manager
≈200K users4.6★ from 3.8K ratingsUpdated 3 days ago5 permissions
- About 33× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 13)
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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 17× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 13)
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Tab Manager for Chrome™
Quick access to all opened tabs. Manage browser tabs to easily navigate and switch between them.
≈10K users4.2★ from 82 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions
- About 1.7× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 13)
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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 1.5× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tab Manager v2
Tab Manager v2 turns crowded browser sessions into a searchable workspace. See every tab across every window, find what you need…
≈10K users4.1★ from 55 ratingsUpdated in the last day5 permissions
- About 1.7× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 50× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 33× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 13)
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Regex Tab Manager
The purpose of this application is to provide K12 Google Workspace administrators with the ability to prevent the use of browser…
≈100K users1.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions
- About 17× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 13)
- Listed under Education
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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 167× more users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Workspace Manager
Tab Manager and Productivity Extension - save tabs as workspaces and revisit them in the future
≈2K users4.4★ from 47 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago2 permissions
- About 3.0× fewer users than Switch Workstation Tab Manager
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Switch Workstation Tab Manager alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Switch Workstation Tab Manager?

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 Manager by Workona.

Which Switch Workstation Tab Manager alternative has the best rating?

Tab Manager Plus for Chrome has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings.

Is there a Switch Workstation Tab Manager alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Toby: Tab Manager & Session Saver asks for 0 permissions, against 13 for Switch Workstation Tab Manager.

How many alternatives to Switch Workstation Tab Manager are there?

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

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