Best alternatives to Vertical Tabs - Tab Manager (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Vertical Tabs, 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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Vertical Tabs 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 70× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
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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 9 days ago6 permissions- About 20× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Leap — Vertical Tabs, Tab Manager & Spaces
Arc-style Spaces for Chrome: a sidebar where saved tabs stay after you close them. Folders, daily-site pins. Free, no sign-up.
≈2K users4.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago9 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 100× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
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Tab manager extension
This extension helps you manage your tabs
152 usersNot rated yetUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions- About 6.6× fewer users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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tabVertikal - vertical tabs
Manage tabs & tabGroups vertically in side panel. Advanced auto tab grouping. Switch workspaces. Auto suspend tab
≈4K users4.4★ from 26 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 9 days ago12 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 7)
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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- About 3.0× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Manager Auto
Fully Automated Tab Manager Extension
≈3K users4.3★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 10
Tab Manager by Workona
The world’s best tab manager
≈200K users4.6★ from 3.8K ratingsUpdated 3 days ago5 permissions- About 200× more users than Vertical Tabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
Vertical Tabs alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Vertical Tabs?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Manager by Workona with ≈200K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Vertical Tabs.
Which Vertical Tabs alternative has the best rating?
Tab Manager by Workona has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings.
Is there a Vertical Tabs alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Tab Manager Auto asks for 3 permissions, against 7 for Vertical Tabs.
How many alternatives to Vertical Tabs are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Vertical Tabs on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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