Real-Time Tab Sync

Keeps the same tabs on all your machines. Tab changes are applied in real time on all of your devices.

What is Real-Time Tab Sync?

Real-Time Tab Sync is a Chrome extension that provides seamless tab synchronization across multiple devices. The extension monitors your tab changes and applies them across all other devices, thus ensuring an uninterrupted browsing experience. This functionality applies only to devices with the extension enabled. Automated sync can be toggled on and off as desired. Note that this extension operates in sync with Chrome's 'On startup' settings for convenience.

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By: Petko Ditchev

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Users: 4,000+

Rating: 3.24 (75)

Version: 1.3.4 (Last updated: 2021-06-15)

Creation date: 2020-02-19

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
tabs
webRequest
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 124.93K

Email: pd*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 15000 ▼ 80

Other rankings

#11099 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 31

#4 in sync keyword 33 ▲ 7

#116 in machine keyword 23 ▲ 2

#140 in restore tabs keyword 15 ▲ 15

#213 in session keyword 52 ▲ 4

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Summary

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The extension watches for tab changes and synchronizes them in real time across all of your computers that have it enabled (Chrome on Android does not support extensions yet).

You can toggle automatic synchronization on and off from the extension's icon.

Note:

You need to enable synchronization in the Chrome settings.
The extension does not work on Chromium since the Chrome Sync API does no longer work there.
The positions of windows and tabs are not preserved by design.
Tab grouping is not yet supported.
It's implied that you want to keep your tabs across sessions (otherwise ending a session would close the tabs everywhere)
New tabs (chrome://newtab) and developer tools (chrome://developer-tools/*) are unaffected by the extension to benefit the workflow.
Synchronization occurs only when all tabs have completed loading
The extension works in unison with Chrome "On startup" settings :
- If you choose "Open a new tab" - it will start with a new tab , and sync the tabs from other computers/previous session in the background .
- If you choose "Continue where I left off" or a set of pages it will merge them with the sync tabs

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Simple and useful for syncing tabs across devices
Useful concept for continuing work across multiple computers
Automatically refreshes and syncs tabs

Cons

Issues with syncing tab groups are mentioned multiple times
Can close all tabs unexpectedly and cause data loss
Tabs and windows are often not synced correctly, leading to disorganization and the need for manual rearrangement

Most mentioned

Problems with syncing accuracy and reliability
Potential for data loss when tabs are closed involuntarily
Lack of clear instructions and settings for proper configuration

Recent reviews

Does not work as expected. I have one laptop with multiple tabs open, I wanted to get the tabs to a second laptop, when I run this program, it took down the multiple tabs I had on the first laptop and opened the one tab I had just opened on the second laptop. All my search and work was gone in an instant, well, I could retrieve it by going to history. Not Happy

A Google user, 2018-03-07

For some reason it randomly opens up 100 empty new tabs which is frustrating but probably user error. I love that concept... it's limiting and buggy or at least not clear how to use effectively. Needs a good manual or a detailed 40-minute instructional. But I love it. This should be a built-in feature on Chrome.

A Google user, 2017-01-08

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Safety

Risk impact

Real-Time Tab Sync is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Real-Time Tab Sync if you trust the publisher.