# Save Working Session

> Easy to save current working tabs and restore when you come back.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/save-working-session](https://chrome-stats.com/d/save-working-session)

## Overview

- **ID:** `save-working-session`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** matico
- **Category:** bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1,129
- **Rating:** 3.63 / 5 (16 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-11
- **First published:** 2019-04-02
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/save-working-session/)
- **Website:** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mactiencong/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mactiencong/)

## Description

Save Working Session is a Chrome extension designed to help users effortlessly save all their current working tabs and restore them later with a single click. Ideal for those who juggle multiple tabs while working, this tool enables a smooth transition between work sessions by preserving your browser's state.

To use Save Working Session, simply click its icon to save all open tabs before closing your browser. When you return, click the icon again—indicated by a green downward arrow—to instantly restore all previously saved tabs, allowing you to resume your tasks without any hassle.

## Rankings

- #3,089 — Overall
- #97 — Bookmarks
- #299 — Tabs
- #7 — work
- #12 — session
- #17 — mission

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension website URL may be invalid

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## Review summary

Users appreciate that Save Working Session is simple and effectively manages saving and restoring tabs, especially where Firefox's default session restore is disabled. However, frequent issues include inability to save multiple sessions, lack of auto-save/load features, and high memory usage upon restoring sessions. Some users also express concerns about the add-on's broad website data access permissions and occasional failures in restoring sessions.

### Pros

- Effectively saves and restores tabs from the previous session.
- Simple and easy to use with minimal user interaction required.
- Useful for users who need to manage multiple windows or have company policies disabling Firefox’s default session restore.
- Provides manual control over saving and restoring sessions.

### Cons

- Lacks ability to save multiple sessions or save sessions multiple times; only one session can be saved at a time.
- No automatic saving or loading of sessions; users have to remember to manually save before closing.
- Restoring a session can cause extremely high RAM usage, significantly impacting system performance.
- Permissions needed may cause concern as it requires access to data for all websites.
- Restoration process sometimes fails to work as expected.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/save-working-session)