Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager

A password-protected tab saver and session manager to store tabs in the current window, or all windows with tab grouping support
What is Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager?
'Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager' is a Chrome extension designed to save, store and manage your browser tabs effectively. It allows you to store tabs and close them to aximize memory usage. The extension helps protect your tabs with encryption and restores them in their original form such as pinned or grouped states. It effectively acts as a safeguard for your browser's session for multiple restores.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 3.56 (16)
Version: 0.3.2 (Last updated: 2024-11-19)
Creation date: 2020-04-16
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • notifications
  • contextMenus
  • tabGroups
  • downloads
  • favicon
Size: 90.84K

Other platforms

Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager (v0.3.2)
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Extension summary

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This extension saves tabs for later to prevent cluttering of the tab area. You can request to store tabs and close them to free the memory usage of these tabs when they are not needed. This extension uses the built-in sync API to allow storing in a machine and restoring in another one. Also, it is possible to protect stored tabs with a password. The extension uses the built-in crypto method to encrypt your tab data with the SHA-256 encryption key before storing them in your browser storage to protect data. Stored tabs keep their active and pinned states.

Features:

  1. Save and store window dimensions
  2. Save and restore incognito states
  3. Save and restore tab's pinned state
  4. Save and restore tab groupings and their properties (color, name, and collapsed state)

Notes:

  1. There is no way to restore tabs if they are password protected and the password is forgotten.
  2. By default, when a new session is restored, the session gets erased from the storage. You can use the Shift key while pressing a session to keep the session in storage.
  3. This extension uses synced storage to allow the user to store and restore from multiple computers.
  4. you can restore all session tabs in the current window by pressing the Ctrl (Command) key while restoring the session
  5. You can edit a session from the popup view or ask the extension to update a session from the currently open tabs. This feature makes it possible to use the extension as a browser session manager.
  6. This extension saves and restores tab groups and their properties.

User reviews

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
  • Useful for managing multiple windows and tabs
  • Restores tab groups
  • Syncs with Chrome, preventing data loss compared to competitors like OneTab
  • Previous versions were highly rated
Cons
  • Frequently loses saved sessions
  • Current version not functioning as expected (e.g., no session restoration)
  • Bugs with closing tabs instead of saving them
  • Lack of clear restoration options or popups
Most mentioned
  • Problems with saving and restoring sessions
  • Bugs causing tabs to close instead of saving
  • Initial high usability now diminished
  • Helpful for organizing tabs and windows
Recent reviews
by 우형석, 2024-10-23

Excelente até agora. Testarei mais ainda
by Anderson Oliveira, 2024-10-05

Muy bueno, solo una vez me presentó problemas pero era algo muy particular.
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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