Alternatives to OneTab
Collapses open tabs into a single list you can restore later. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
OneTab
Collapses open tabs into a single list you can restore later.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as OneTab.
Tab Stash
Stashes batches of tabs away as ordinary bookmarks.
Tab Stash is open source under GPL-3.0 and stores stashed tabs as ordinary bookmarks that sync and survive uninstalling, but it works in Firefox only.
Session Buddy
Manages tabs and bookmarks as saved, searchable sessions.
Session Buddy saves tabs as searchable sessions and recovers tabs after a crash; it is closed source like OneTab and limited to Chromium browsers.
Tab Session Manager
Saves and restores window and tab sessions, with optional cloud sync.
Tab Session Manager is open source under MPL-2.0, saves sessions automatically and offers optional Google Drive sync, which depends on a Google account.
Toby
Visual tab manager that organises links into collections on the new tab page.
Toby organises links into collections shown on the new tab page, but requires an account, stores collections on its servers and charges for team features.
Workona
Organises tabs into per-project workspaces that sync across devices.
Workona organises tabs into per-project workspaces that sync across devices, but requires an account and becomes a paid subscription beyond a few workspaces.
Also worth comparing
These listings name OneTab as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Tab Wrangler
Chrome and Firefox extension that automatically closes tabs you have not used and keeps them for restoring.
OneTab collapses open tabs into a restorable list with one click rather than closing idle tabs automatically, and it is closed source, with shared lists uploaded to its server.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Auto Tab Discard
Suspends inactive tabs to free memory, keeping them in the tab strip.
Sidebery
Vertical tab tree and bookmarks sidebar with container support.
Tree Style Tab
Shows Firefox tabs as a vertical tree with parent and child relationships.
Raindrop.io
Bookmark manager with collections, tags, full-text search and previews.
