TabFern tab manager and backup tool

Save and restore your tabs and windows, and navigate tabs in a vertical view.

What is TabFern tab manager and backup tool?

TabFern tab manager and backup tool is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing by providing immediate access to all your open windows and tabs in one place. It lets you save, restore, and navigate tabs, and back up all URLs to a text file, making it ideal for researchers and frequent browsers. It preserves your browsing data on your computer, promising user privacy and control.

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By: https://cxw42.github.io/TabFern

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.10 (39)

Version: 0.3.1 (Last updated: 2022-12-26)

Creation date: 2020-04-04

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

file://*/*
chrome://favicon/
tabs
storage
unlimitedStorage
contextMenus

Size: 1.77M

Email: ta*****@zoho.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 23103 ▼ 142

Other rankings

#3801 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 4 #6 in tabs backup & restore keyword 14 #211 in tab keyword 86 ▲ 46 #250 in restore tabs keyword 16 ▲ 14 #263 in manager keyword 74 ▼ 104

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Summary

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TabFern organizes your browsing life. It shows all your open windows and tabs in one place, for immediate access. With one click, you can close a window, and then bring it back any time with one more click. With two clicks, you can backup all those URLs to a text file, or restore a backup. No need to login to copy browsing sessions between computers! With TabFern, switching between projects is a breeze, and you can leave a task behind without worrying about losing the pages. TabFern is perfect for researchers, the perpetually curious, and anyone who winds up with way too many tabs open at once!

TabFern is under active development, so please do not hesitate to report bugs or provide feedback via GitHub. TabFern is offered AS-IS, and with NO WARRANTY — see the license on the Web site for full details. However, the primary author uses TabFern almost 365 days a year, so bug reports should receive a quick response :) . If you would like to contribute to TabFern's development, feel free — we welcome pull requests and would be happy to help you get started.

Permissions: The "Read your browsing history" permission permits TabFern to access the URLs and titles of pages you visit, so that it can help you manage your tabs. TabFern stores that data only on your computer, and does not send it anywhere.

TabFern is inspired by the Tabs Outliner extension by Vladyslav Volovyk. However, TabFern is a completely separate extension, and is not affiliated with Tabs Outliner or with Vladyslav in any way.

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

Open source and actively developed
Ability to backup open windows and tabs to a local file and reload the file on another computer
Saves resources by not loading idle windows
Works well for organizing readings, projects, and tabs

Cons

Some users reported the extension does not always function properly
Doesn't restore tab groups from sessions
Doesn't work in tandem with the Chrome UI i.e., open and close along with it
Crashes while trying to load a backup of a lot of tabs

Most mentioned

Act as a good replacement for Tabs Outliner
Offers easier window/name management and browser state transfer
Structure for tab management
Needs some additional features and improvements in user interface

Recent reviews

Minhas guias e janelas, simplesmente, desapareceram. Perdi todas, com esta extensão.

Lúcia Maria de Souza, 2023-09-21

非常好用要是能出个类似edge新出的垂直标签那种侧边栏模式就好了因为想全屏浏览时直接可以点击不得不配一个窗口置顶的外置插件

Ladia Zhang, 2023-03-12

I would really love to try this. Unfortunately nothing happens when clicking the extension icon...Not even if I right click and open it from that menu. In fact, I cant even get the extensions options to load! just says loading... what gives?

bane banely, 2022-10-07

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Safety

Risk impact

TabFern tab manager and backup tool may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.