Best alternatives to Tab Activate V2 (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tab Activate V2, 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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Tab Activate
New tabs open immediately instead of in the background
≈50K users4.1★ from 279 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions- About 25× more users than Tab Activate V2
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Active tabs
Shows total active tabs, shows a searchable list of all tabs, jump immediately to a tab, allows for closing tabs and windows.
887 users4.2★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 2.3× fewer users than Tab Activate V2
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Keep Session Active
This extension keeps the session active by automatically reloading tabs with user-defined URLs.
≈2K users4.3★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Tab Activate V2
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Activate New Tab
Activate new tab and move it to beside of opener tab.
≈7K users4.0★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago1 permissions- About 3.5× more users than Tab Activate V2
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Auto Tab Muter
Automatically mutes tabs based on URL.
703 users5.0★ from 1 rating2 permissions- About 2.8× fewer users than Tab Activate V2
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Auto Restore Pinned Tabs
Automatically restore pinned tabs on other windows at browser startup.
521 users1.0★ from 1 rating1 permissions- About 3.8× fewer users than Tab Activate V2
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Auto Tab Mute
Automatically mutes background tabs
≈3K users4.6★ from 24 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Tab Activate V2
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Auto Close Inactive Tabs
Automatically closes inactive tabs based on customizable URL rules and time intervals
206 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions- About 9.7× fewer users than Tab Activate V2
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Focusly: Active & Focused Tabs
Browser extension that keeps configured tabs focused/active even when they are not in the foreground.
≈1K users3.1★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Tab Activate V2
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Auto-Group Tabs
Automatically add tabs to your configured groups, based on their URL.
≈20K users4.5★ from 142 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than Tab Activate V2
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
Tab Activate V2 alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Tab Activate V2?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Activate with ≈50K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tab Activate.
Which Tab Activate V2 alternative has the best rating?
Auto-Group Tabs has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 142 ratings.
How many alternatives to Tab Activate V2 are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Tab Activate V2 on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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