Best alternatives to tabVertikal - vertical tabs (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to tabVertikal, 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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tabVertikal alternatives, compared
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Vertical Tabs
Vertical tab manager in side panel
≈70K users4.1★ from 231 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions- About 18× more users than tabVertikal
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Vertical Tabs in Side Panel
Display and manage tabs vertically in the browser sidebar.
≈100K users4.4★ from 274 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago5 permissions- About 25× more users than tabVertikal
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Vertical Tabs for Google Chrome™
Free! Easily manage and present your tabs vertically.
≈5K users2.2★ from 30 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to tabVertikal
- Rated 2.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Vertical Tabs - Tab Manager
Best vertical tabs extension. Sidebar, Vertical Tabs, Tab Manager, Tab groups
≈1K users4.5★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago7 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than tabVertikal
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
- 5
SideTab Pro - AI Vertical Tabs Manager
AI-powered vertical tabs with smart grouping, tab groups, bookmarks, and reading list—all organized in your side panel.
≈20K users4.6★ from 166 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago6 permissions- About 5.0× more users than tabVertikal
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs
Vertical tab management from your side panel with support for tab groups, multiple windows, and much more.
≈7K users4.4★ from 69 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions- About 1.8× more users than tabVertikal
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Vertically Listed Tabs
Manage your tabs vertically and browse quicker!
736 users4.5★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago6 permissions- About 5.4× fewer users than tabVertikal
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Sidearc: Vertical Tabs, Spaces & Side Panel Tab Manager
Vertical tabs in Chrome's side panel. Organize too many tabs into spaces, folders, pins, tab trees, groups and search.
≈4K users4.6★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago12 permissions- A similar number of users to tabVertikal
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 5)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Vertical SidePanel Tab Group Manager
Manage tabs and groups in side panel. Support multi-level group, tab search, tab rename, recent used/closed tab, saving bookmarks...
≈3K users4.7★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago10 permissions- A similar number of users to tabVertikal
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
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Vertical Tabs & Bookmarks
Vertical grouping of tabs, quick search in favorites and in the history of page views
≈2K users4.5★ from 31 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than tabVertikal
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
tabVertikal alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to tabVertikal?
By users, the most popular alternative is Vertical Tabs in Side Panel with ≈100K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Vertical Tabs.
Which tabVertikal alternative has the best rating?
SideTab Pro - AI Vertical Tabs Manager has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 166 ratings.
Is there a tabVertikal alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Vertical Tabs & Bookmarks asks for 4 permissions, against 5 for tabVertikal.
How many alternatives to tabVertikal are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to tabVertikal on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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