Tab Session Manager Alternative for Chrome

Nest saves your sessions too, and after a restart it brings back what Chrome dropped on its own. Free, no account.

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Nest vs Tab Session Manager

Both save sessions automatically. The difference is what happens after a restart, and what each does for the tabs you still have open.

NestTab Session Manager
Saves sessions automatically✓✓
Saves windows you close3+ tabs, and tab groups✓
After Chrome restartsOffers only the missing tabsCan reopen the last session (a setting)
Snooze tabs to a time✓—
Sort open tabs into categories✓—
Close duplicate tabs for youOpt-in, with Undo—
Cloud syncOn ProFree, through Google
Imports Session Buddy—✓
Firefox—✓
Open source—✓

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Your tabs back after a restart, without going to find them

Nest keeps a list of what is open. About a minute after Chrome starts, it compares that list with what came back and, if tabs are missing, offers only those back, in one click. Nothing reopens until you say so.

Restore all reopens each window the way it was, pinned tabs pinned
Review the list and bring back only some
A dot on the Nest icon if you missed the notice
An extension update never triggers it, only a real restart

Saving you can check on

If you have ever opened a session manager to find nothing saved, you know the problem is not saving, it is not knowing whether saving worked. Nest shows it.

A health line on the Autopilot card says when the rules last ran, or what stopped them
Every tab Autopilot closes is written down first; if that fails, nothing closes
Closed windows and tab groups kept 7 days free, 30 on Pro
Export your open and closed tabs as HTML or JSON, free

More on what runs in the background: Autopilot.

Where Tab Session Manager is the better choice

If you use Firefox, need your tab manager to be open source, or want free sync, stay with Tab Session Manager: Nest is Chrome-only, its code is not public, and sync is on Pro. Tab Session Manager also imports Session Buddy; Nest cannot import other managers' files.

FAQ

What is a good Tab Session Manager alternative for Chrome?

If you mainly want your tabs back after Chrome restarts, Nest is a close fit: it notices when a restart, crash or update brings back fewer tabs than were open, has already saved the missing ones, and offers them back in one click, without being opened. It also keeps a copy of windows and tab groups you close, and adds categories, snoozing and notes for the tabs you keep open.

How is Nest different from Tab Session Manager?

Tab Session Manager saves sessions on a schedule, when a window closes and when the browser exits, and you can set it to reopen your last session when the browser starts. Nest saves in a similar way, but after a restart it compares what came back with what was open and offers only the missing tabs. Tab Session Manager runs in Firefox, is open source and syncs for free; Nest is Chrome-only, is not open source, and syncs on Pro.

Can I import my Tab Session Manager sessions into Nest?

No. Nest has no importer for Tab Session Manager files. Keep your Tab Session Manager export as an archive, and let Nest start saving from today.

Is Nest free?

Yes. The extension is free and needs no account, including Autopilot and up to 3 named sessions. Pro makes sessions unlimited and adds cloud sync and 30-day Automatic Session history. Snoozing, notes and export are free too.

Get your tabs back without hunting for them

Free, no account. Install Nest and switch on Autopilot from the welcome page.

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