Best alternatives to Tab Restore (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tab Restore, 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 Restore alternatives, compared
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ReTabs - Save & Restore your tabs
ReTabs save your tabs even if you turn off your computer and then you can restore them
≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago2 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Tab Restore
- Updated more recently
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Tab Auto Refresh
Set the time you want the application to automatically reload your Chrome Browser
≈200K users3.9★ from 1.1K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 20× more users than Tab Restore
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Recent Tabs and History (Wrona History Menu)
Restore, filter or remove recently closed tabs, windows and history including those from other devices.
≈6K users4.8★ from 72 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Tab Restore
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
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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- A similar number of users to Tab Restore
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Tab Reminder
Turn any browser tab into a reminder. Close it now, come back to it later.
≈2K users3.8★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago6 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Tab Restore
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Mute Tab
Restores the 'Mute Tab' functionality of versions prior to Chrome 71.
≈300K users4.3★ from 190 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 30× more users than Tab Restore
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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MSN New Tab
Add the MSN New Tab for quick access to the latest news, your most visited sites, web search and more.
≈500K users3.9★ from 199 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago5 permissions- About 50× more users than Tab Restore
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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New Tab Redirect
Redirect the browser's new tab to a custom URL
≈3K users4.9★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Tab Restore
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Tab Resize - split screen layouts
The ORIGINAL Tab Resize. Split Screen made easy. Resize the CURRENT tab and tabs to the RIGHT into layouts on separate windows.
≈1M users4.3★ from 1.1K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 100× more users than Tab Restore
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Reflect New Tab
Replace Google Chrome's default new tab page with a beautiful dashboard of customizable widgets. You can see an overview of your…
≈10K users4.0★ from 58 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago11 permissions- A similar number of users to Tab Restore
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 2)
Tab Restore alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Tab Restore?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Resize - split screen layouts with ≈1M users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is ReTabs - Save & Restore your tabs.
Which Tab Restore alternative has the best rating?
Recent Tabs and History (Wrona History Menu) has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 72 ratings.
Is there a Tab Restore alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
New Tab Redirect asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for Tab Restore.
How many alternatives to Tab Restore are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Tab Restore 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.