Best alternatives to Workspaces (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Workspaces, 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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Edge Workspaces
Effortlessly organize and manage multiple projects or tasks by saving and restoring entire browsing sessions.
≈2K users4.3★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago5 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Workspaces
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
- Listed under Tools
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Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser
An extension used in combination with an Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser Portal to enable additional functionality
≈7K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Workspaces
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Workspace Manager
Tab Manager and Productivity Extension - save tabs as workspaces and revisit them in the future
≈2K users4.4★ from 47 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Workspaces
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Spaces
Intuitive tab management
≈6K users4.1★ from 181 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago8 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Workspaces
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tab Suspender by Workona
Suspend your browser tabs to save memory.
≈30K users3.4★ from 341 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Workspaces
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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WorkBuddy
Controls only tabs explicitly opened or shared with a local WorkBuddy or CodeBuddy session.
≈100K users3.6★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago10 permissions- About 10× more users than Workspaces
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 4)
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Manager by Workona
The world’s best tab manager
≈200K users4.2★ from 3.8K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago5 permissions- About 20× more users than Workspaces
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Vertical Tabs - Tab Manager, Workspaces & Tab Scroll by SuperchargeBrowser
Vertical Tabs & Tab Manager: synced workspaces, command bar, tab scroll, session restore. Arc replacement. Zero tracking.
≈1K users3.8★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago15 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Workspaces
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 4)
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Organize Windows and Tabs
Organize Windows and Tabs
≈1K users4.0★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Workspaces
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tab Manager v2
Find, organize, and clean up tabs across browser windows
≈3K users4.1★ from 55 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago5 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Workspaces
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Workspaces alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Workspaces?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Manager by Workona with ≈200K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Edge Workspaces.
Which Workspaces alternative has the best rating?
Tab Manager by Workona has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings.
Is there a Workspaces alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Workspace Manager asks for 2 permissions, against 4 for Workspaces.
How many alternatives to Workspaces are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Workspaces 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.