Best alternatives to Tab Counter (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tab Counter, 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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Chrome Tab Counter
Shows a count of open windows, open tabs, max concurrent open tabs and all-time open tabs.
≈20K users4.2★ from 61 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Tally counter
Easy & intuitive tally counter for keeping track of anything you want.
≈20K users4.5★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago3 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Tab Count
Displays the number of browser tabs
≈9K users4.4★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Tab Countdown Timer
A Chromium Extension that allows you to set a timer that counts down and then closes the tab.
≈4K users4.0★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago7 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
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Word Counter
Word counter online tool checker to find number of words and characters
≈4K users3.9★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Age Counter
Be motivated every time you open a new tab. Replaces the new tab page with a real time age counter accurate to 9 decimal places.
≈1K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago1 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Tab Counter
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Converter Tab
Your effortless new tab for converting anything you want
≈7K users3.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Tab Copy
Quickly copy tabs to the clipboard in a variety of formats
≈100K users4.7★ from 663 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago5 permissions- About 17× more users than Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Trello Card Counter
Card counters and card identifiers for easy collaboration and project management
≈20K users3.9★ from 39 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago1 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Tab Limiter
Limit open tabs globally and per domain
≈4K users4.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Tab Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
Tab Counter alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Tab Counter?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Copy with ≈100K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Chrome Tab Counter.
Which Tab Counter alternative has the best rating?
Tab Copy has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 663 ratings.
Is there a Tab Counter alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Converter Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for Tab Counter.
How many alternatives to Tab Counter are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Tab Counter on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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