FreshStart - Cross Browser Session Manager

FreshStart - Cross Browser Session Manager

Need simple session management? Several users on the same Chrome? FreshStart is a simple cross browser session manager.

What is FreshStart - Cross Browser Session Manager?
FreshStart - Cross Browser Session Manager is an innovative Chrome extension ideal for managing various-browser sessions. Ideal for different user profiles or various sets of websites, FreshStart saves multiple windows into a single session and auto-saves your tabs every few minutes to prevent loss in case of a crash. It allows for session editing, export and import of sessions, and merging of new tabs into existing sessions. Beneficial at work, home or different times, it facilitates efficient bookmark synchronization across computers.
Stats
Users: 70,000+
Rating: 4.38 (805)
Version: 1.6.1 (Last updated: 2015-03-20)
Creation date: 2015-03-19
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • bookmarks
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 140.29K
URLs: Website
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Manage your browsing session easily with FreshStart! If you have different sets of websites that matter to you at work, at home or at different times, or if you have multiple users, you should give this a try!

Features


NEW in 1.6! Multiple auto-save sessions


  • Save multiple windows into a single session
  • Save all open tabs to a new session, or hand select what to be saved
  • Sessions are saved in the "FreshStart Sessions" folder in bookmarks, allowing you to synchronize it with other computers
  • Crash recovery - autosave your windows every few minutes
  • Restore a session in a new window, or merge it with the current window by ctrl-click (Windows, Linux) or cmd-click (Mac).
  • Session editing and easily merge new tabs into existing sessions
  • Export and import sessions If you like FreshStart, check out our other extensions here http://goo.gl/nwhgfo
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User reviews
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Pros
  • Clear and intuitive graphical user interface
  • Ability to save sessions with distinction between different windows
  • Useful for managing different browsing sessions and bookmark curation
  • Has a feature for crash recovery saving sessions
  • Stores bookmarks in the Bookmark Manager for easy maintenance
Cons
  • Inability to reorder saved sessions manually by dragging
  • Issues with the extension not being updated and potentially abandoned
  • Problems with Chrome updates blocking access to local file URLs, affecting functionality
  • Crash recovery not auto-saving and requires manual saving of tabs
  • Export/import function is inconvenient as it only allows handling one session at a time in .txt format
Most mentioned
  • Need for modern integration with Chrome's 'tab groups' feature
  • Lack of regular updates and development seeming to have ceased
  • Alteration or loss of user bookmarks when saving sessions
  • Requests for the ability to sort saved sessions
  • Crash recovery feature is inconsistent and sometimes non-functional
Recent reviews
Fantastica questa estensione, peccato non si possa riordinare l'elenco delle sessioni salvate a proprio piacimento, magari trascinandole.
by Fausto Fausto, 2024-02-14

How does something like this work so well for so long?!
by fiery_transition fiery_transition, 2024-02-09

Ho già scritto sia una mail che nella sezione dei problemi. Con l'ultima versione di Chrome, la 118, sono stati bloccati gli accessi agli URLs dei file locali. In molte altre estensioni c'è la possibilità di cambiare questa impostazione, se si va nelle opzioni, ma per FreshStart non è possibile. Questo, per quanto riguarda la mia esperienza con quest'app, è un grosso problema facilmente risolvibile, visto che basterebbe andare ad implementare la medesima opzione e tutto si risolverebbe. Fino al precedente aggiornamento di Chrome avrei dato 5 stelle, visto che FreshStart non mi ha mai tradito, ma finchè non risolvono questa faccenda mi limito a tre stelle, visto che per ovviare a questo problema mi sto servendo di altre estensioni con la medesima funzione. Questa è l'unica che permette di salvare le sessioni mantenendo distinte anche le finestre, per cui per favore, mettete apposto questa cosa che non voglio cambiare applicazione
by Simone Castaldo Simone Castaldo, 2024-01-04
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Safety
Risk impact

FreshStart - Cross Browser Session Manager may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

FreshStart - Cross Browser Session Manager has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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