Tabs Backup & Restore

With 'Tabs Backup & Restore' you will never lose your work again! Backup an entire Chrome session (windows and tabs).

Tabs Backup & Restore - Never Lose Your Chrome Session Again

'Tabs Backup & Restore' is a Chrome extension that guarantees you never lose your work. It allows you to backup all opened windows and tabs in a Chrome session, and restore them as needed. These backups can be automated or done manually, based on the user's preference. With its Advanced Restore options, users can closely navigate their backups and choose a partial selection for restoration.

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By: https://www.droidahead.com

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.14

(305)

1 new ratings

Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2012-11-14)

Creation date: 2012-11-14

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

alarms
storage
tabs
unlimitedStorage

Size: 322.56K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 6,812 ▲ 35

Other rankings

#24098 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 37 #1 in tabs backup & restore keyword 11 #2 in restore tabs keyword 19

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Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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With Tabs Backup & Restore you will never lose your work again!

Backup an entire Chrome session (all opened windows and tabs) and restore it when needed.

Backups are created automatically (every XX minutes, definable in the Options Page), but can also be created manually whenever you want.

NEW: Advanced Restore options (browse the content of your backups and restore a partial selection). Improved layout and added some animations.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Has been reliable for recovering tabs after Chrome crashes
Easy to use interface, useful for managing tabs
Provides peace of mind during browser updates or crashes
Can set backup options at regular intervals for convenience
Has saved users multiple times from losing important tabs

Cons

Does not save or restore tab groups properly
Can crash the browser when attempting to restore
Limited functionality with Incognito mode and local file tabs
Tends to only save recent history, making it less useful for long-term tab recovery
Lacks the ability to differentiate backup titles, making it hard to find specific backups

Most mentioned

Fails to restore tabs with local files or PDFs
Inconsistent performance when restoring multiple windows
Suggested improvements include better tab group management and backup title organization
Users report issues with restoring Incognito tabs
Has a limit to the history it retains, causing loss of older tab data

User reviews

I am not sure why you want to remove this app. I have been using it for at least 5 years and find it extremely useful, never any issues...it works. While I understand it is simple in offering, it is what I need. Looking at other options, while the functions may be impressive, they are somewhat complicated and more than I need. "Tabs Backup and Restore" does what I need. It's simplicity and ease of use is ideal. Try to keep it available.

William Mayhew, 2025-01-20

Has worked well enough - recovering my hundreds of pages in a dozen windows when, a couple timea a year it seems, Chrome crashes (usually during/after an update) and doesn't reopen all the pages. Biggest complaint (request for improvement) is that it save Tab Groups along with all the pages and then reopen each window with all the pages grouped in the (also saved) tabs. Also, would be great if it would reopen a window with all but one page, or at least one page per tab group, "hibernated" (or whatever it's called when it's there but not loaded). Opening and loading a hundred pages at once kinda chokes the computer - making most everything non-responsive as it takes a very long time.