Best alternatives to TabZen (2026)
5 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to TabZen, 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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Zen Space Tab
Customize this new tab extension and let Zen Space Tab get you back in focus.
≈8K users4.8★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 8.0× more users than TabZen
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
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Open In New Tab
Force all links on selected websites to open in new tabs. Simply click the extension icon and add any website to your whitelist.
≈1K users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to TabZen
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
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IE Tab
Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more.
≈4M users4.3★ from 19K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago11 permissions- About 4000× more users than TabZen
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 9)
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UP Tab
UP brings you a NewTab with Time, Date and Search
≈300K users4.5★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 300× more users than TabZen
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 9)
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Open in new tab
Makes all hyperlinks on the page open as new tabs.
≈2K users4.0★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions- About 2.0× more users than TabZen
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
TabZen alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to TabZen?
By users, the most popular alternative is IE Tab with ≈4M users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Zen Space Tab.
Which TabZen alternative has the best rating?
IE Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 19K ratings.
Is there a TabZen alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
UP Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 9 for TabZen.
How many alternatives to TabZen are there?
We list 5 close alternatives to TabZen 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.