Best alternatives to TabFern tab manager and backup tool (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to TabFern tab manager and backup tool, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

TabFern tab manager and backup tool: reviews, users and permissions Best Workflow & Planning extensions

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≈1K users4.2★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago6 permissions

TabFern tab manager and backup tool alternatives, compared

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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 100× more users than TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
- 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 9.0× more users than TabFern tab manager and backup tool
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Tab manager
Easily arrange your Chrome tabs in layouts of tiled sub-windows.
≈2K users3.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions
- About 2.0× more users than TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tab Manager
Your tab manager: save, restore, organize, search, switch, close browser tabs & sessions easy. All tab in one saver management tool
≈1K users5.0★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago6 permissions
- A similar number of users to TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Updated more recently
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Better Tab Manager
Store and restore your tabs in one click — a fast, private tab manager with sync and a mobile viewer.
233 users4.5★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago5 permissions
- About 4.3× fewer users than TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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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 10× more users than TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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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 200× more users than TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Backrooms Tab Manager
Your abandoned tabs vanish into the backrooms. They're still there, somewhere, in the endless hallways...
487 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions
- About 2.1× fewer users than TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tab Manager
Easily organize all your open tabs in multiple windows from toolbar popup!
≈1K users3.6★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions
- A similar number of users to TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Manager
Pltab:Manage of all windows and tabs.You can quickly find tabs. Include pin,duplicate,discard,sort,rearrange, groups ect
230 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 9 months ago2 permissions
- About 4.3× fewer users than TabFern tab manager and backup tool
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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TabFern tab manager and backup tool alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to TabFern tab manager and backup tool?

By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Manager Plus for Chrome with ≈200K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tab Session Manager.

Which TabFern tab manager and backup tool 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 TabFern tab manager and backup tool alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Tab Manager asks for 2 permissions, against 6 for TabFern tab manager and backup tool.

How many alternatives to TabFern tab manager and backup tool are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to TabFern tab manager and backup tool on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

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