Alternatives to Tab Stash
Stashes batches of tabs away as ordinary bookmarks. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Tab Stash
Stashes batches of tabs away as ordinary bookmarks.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Tab Stash.
OneTab
Collapses open tabs into a single list you can restore later.
OneTab collapses tabs into its own list rather than bookmarks, works beyond Firefox, but is closed source and shared lists upload your URLs to its server.
Tab Session Manager
Saves and restores window and tab sessions, with optional cloud sync.
Tab Session Manager saves whole window sessions automatically under MPL-2.0 with optional Google Drive sync, instead of storing stashed tabs as plain bookmarks.
Session Buddy
Manages tabs and bookmarks as saved, searchable sessions.
Session Buddy saves tabs as searchable sessions with crash recovery, but runs only in Chromium browsers and is closed source.
Toby
Visual tab manager that organises links into collections on the new tab page.
Toby organises tabs into visual collections on the new tab page, requires an account with data on its servers, and charges for advanced features.
Workona
Organises tabs into per-project workspaces that sync across devices.
Workona groups tabs into synced per-project workspaces, requires an account storing tab data on its servers, and becomes a paid subscription beyond a few workspaces.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Tab Stash as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Raindrop.io
Bookmark manager with collections, tags, full-text search and previews.
Tab Stash is free, open source and saves tabs as ordinary browser bookmarks with no account, but works in Firefox only and lacks tags and search.
Tab Wrangler
Chrome and Firefox extension that automatically closes tabs you have not used and keeps them for restoring.
Tab Stash stashes batches of tabs as ordinary bookmarks that sync and survive uninstalling, but it works only in Firefox and does not close idle tabs on a timer.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
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.
Auto Tab Discard
Suspends inactive tabs to free memory, keeping them in the tab strip.
Floccus
Open-source browser extension and mobile app that syncs bookmarks and tabs through storage you choose.
