Best alternatives to xTab (2026)
9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to xTab, 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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Tab limit
Limit the number of tabs you can have open at a time
≈10K users4.9★ from 20 ratings2 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than xTab
- Rated 1.0 stars higher
- 2
Chrome Tab Limiter - 10 Tabs
Mission Labs tab limiter - limits the maximum number of open tabs to 10.
≈70K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 7 months agoNo special permissions- About 1.8× more users than xTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Chrome Tab Limiter - 5 Tabs
Mission Labs tab limiter - limits the maximum number of open tabs to 5.
≈10K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 7 months agoNo special permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than xTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Chrome Tab Limiter - 20 Tabs
Mission Labs tab limiter - limits the maximum number of open tabs to 20.
≈5K users3.3★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 7 months agoNo special permissions- About 8.0× fewer users than xTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
- 5
ComedyTab
Open Tabs of Laughter
≈4K users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than xTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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Chrome Limiter - 1 Window, 5 Tabs
Mission Labs window and tab limiter - limits the maximum number of open chrome windows to 1, and limits tabs to 5.
≈1K users1.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 7 months agoNo special permissions- About 40× fewer users than xTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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OneTab
Save up to 95% memory and reduce tab clutter
≈2M users3.8★ from 14.6K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago7 permissions- About 50× more users than xTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Keptab
manage tabs friendly and reduce tabs clutter
≈1K users4.2★ from 49 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years8 permissions- About 40× fewer users than xTab
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 2)
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CopyTab URLs
Effortlessly copy and organize the URLs of your open tabs in one click.
≈10K users4.6★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago2 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than xTab
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
xTab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to xTab?
By users, the most popular alternative is OneTab with ≈2M users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tab limit.
Which xTab alternative has the best rating?
OneTab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.8 out of 5 from 14.6K ratings.
Is there a xTab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Chrome Tab Limiter - 10 Tabs asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for xTab.
How many alternatives to xTab are there?
We list 9 close alternatives to xTab 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.