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Session Buddy

A browser extension that saves, restores and organises your open tabs.

Visit Session Buddy4.6
  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Chrome

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What is Session Buddy?

Session Buddy is a free Chrome extension that saves your open tabs and windows as sessions you can restore later, even after a browser crash. You can search across every open tab, close related tabs in one click, copy tabs as links, Markdown or CSV, and manage tabs and bookmarks together without signing up.

Pros: what Session Buddy does well

  • Recovers tabs after crashes
  • Fast search across all open tabs
  • No account needed

Cons: where it falls short

  • Works in Chrome-based browsers only
  • Sessions stay on one device unless you export them

Who Session Buddy is for

People who keep dozens of tabs open and want to park them safely for later.

Who can skip it

Anyone who rarely has more than a few tabs open at once.

Session Buddy alternatives

Not sold on Session Buddy? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

Stats

Focus: system monitor, menu bar app and mac utility. Also in Personal Productivity and Organization, like Session Buddy. A Mac app, not a browser extension. Adds macOS and Offline. Rated 4.7 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline

Floccus

Focus: sync, privacy and browser extension. Shares bookmarks with Session Buddy. Adds Firefox, Android and iOS. Same 4.6 rating.

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox

Design Minis

Focus: design, tools and directory. Shares bookmarks with Session Buddy. A website, not a browser extension. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

WebsiteFreeWeb

QuickPick

Focus: design, notes and organization. Shares bookmarks with Session Buddy. A web app, not a browser extension. Freemium (Session Buddy: Free). Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

Web AppFree planWeb

Dark Reader

Focus: dark mode, eye strain and browser extension. Also in Focus and Personal Productivity, like Session Buddy. Adds Firefox and Safari. Same 4.6 rating.

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox

Vimium

Focus: keyboard shortcuts, vim and browser extension. Also in Personal Productivity and Focus, like Session Buddy. Adds Firefox. Same 4.6 rating.

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox

Free alternatives to Session Buddy

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

LeechBlock NG

Focus: website blocker, browser extension and focus. Also in Focus and Personal Productivity, like Session Buddy. Adds Firefox. Rated 4.5 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox

OneTab

Focus: tabs, browser extension and chrome. Also in Organization and Focus, like Session Buddy. Adds Firefox. Rated 4.5 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox

Tabliss

Focus: new tab, dashboard and browser extension. Also in Personal Productivity and Organization, like Session Buddy. Adds Firefox and Web. Rated 4.5 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox

Tridactyl

Focus: keyboard shortcuts, vim and firefox. Also in Personal Productivity and Focus, like Session Buddy. Adds Firefox. Rated 4.5 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

Browser ExtensionFreeFirefox

Loop

Focus: macos, window manager and productivity. Also in Personal Productivity and Organization, like Session Buddy. A Mac app, not a browser extension. Adds macOS. Rated 4.8 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS

Aegis Authenticator

Focus: 2fa, authenticator and two-factor. Also in Personal Productivity and Organization, like Session Buddy. An Android app, not a browser extension. Adds Android. Rated 4.7 (Session Buddy: 4.6).

Android AppFreeAndroid
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