Choose Latr if
you want the tabs you close - by hand or automatically - to come back at a time.
Latr vs Tab Wrangler: which is better? (2026)
Tab Wrangler: Closes tabs you have not used in a while and keeps them in a list, the Tab Corral, to reopen. Latr: a tab snoozer that reopens the page on its own at the time you pick, where you stopped reading. Here is where each one is the better choice.
Features and pricing checked 13 October 2026 against: Tab Wrangler on the Chrome Web Store , Tab Wrangler on GitHub .
The short answer
Which one to choose
Choose Tab Wrangler if
you want idle tabs closed for you, automatically, with a list to fish them back out of.
Feature by feature
Latr vs Tab Wrangler
| Latr | Tab Wrangler | |
|---|---|---|
| Brings a tab back at a time you choose | Yes | Not listed |
| Repeating reminders | Yes | Not listed |
| Reopens at the line you stopped reading | Yes | Not listed |
| Saves a whole window and restores it | Yes | Not listed |
| Saves sessions automatically | Optional, off by default | Not listed |
| Keeps tab groups | Yes | Not listed |
| Manages every open tab, across windows | Yes | Not listed |
| Finds duplicate tabs | Yes | Not listed |
| Puts idle tabs away automatically | Optional, off by default | Yes |
| Folders or collections of saved pages | Yes | Tab Corral |
| Import and export | Yes | Not listed |
| Share a list of tabs | As a link, with no server | Not listed |
| Focus timer with site blocking | Yes | Not listed |
| Sync between computers | Optional, through your browser’s own sync | Not listed |
| Mobile app | No | Not listed |
Checked 13 October 2026 against each product’s own store listing and website. “Not listed” means the feature is not in the product’s own listing or site - not that it is missing.
Pricing and platforms
What it costs, and where it runs
| Latr | Tab Wrangler | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Tab snoozer | Idle-tab closer |
| Price | Free; Pro is $19 once, for themes, sounds and extras | Free and open source (GPL-3.0) |
| Account | Never - there is no account to make | Not stated |
| Runs on | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, Arc | Chrome, Firefox |
| Tab access asked for at install | No - tab access is optional, asked for at the click that needs it | Yes - asks for tab access at install |
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Honestly
Where each one wins, and where it falls short
Where Latr wins
- A put-away tab can be given a time and reopens on its own.
- Saved windows, a library and focus sessions as well.
- No tab access at install; automatic tidying asks for it when you switch it on.
Where Latr falls short
- Tab Wrangler’s automatic closing is its whole product and has more settings for it.
- Tab Wrangler is open source; Latr is not.
- Latr has nine interface languages against Tab Wrangler’s 30.
Where Tab Wrangler wins
- Fully automatic: idle tabs close after a time you set.
- Never closes pinned tabs or tabs playing sound, and you can protect sites.
- In 30 languages, open source, and updated this month in both stores.
Where Tab Wrangler falls short
- A closed tab waits in the Tab Corral; nothing brings it back at a time.
- Single-purpose, by design.
- Asks for tab access at install.
The core difference
What actually separates Latr and Tab Wrangler
Tab Wrangler decides what to close; Latr decides when it comes back. Latr can also put idle tabs away automatically - off by default, never a pinned, active or audible tab - and it keeps them in its library, where any one can be given a time. Tab Wrangler is the purer tool for the automatic half. Latr is the one for the return.
Switching
Switching from Tab Wrangler
There is nothing to carry over beyond the Tab Corral. Reopen what you want from it, then save those tabs in Latr with a time or keep them in the library.
Weighing more than Latr? See every Tab Wrangler alternative, ranked by how much of Tab Wrangler each one covers.
Latr’s import reads a pasted list, a bookmarks HTML file, and export files from OneTab, Toby, Session Buddy, Raindrop.io and Pocket. Groups and titles survive for the formats it knows; any other file that contains web addresses comes in as a list of links. Only http and https links are kept, and anything left out is counted.
Questions
Latr vs Tab Wrangler: common questions
Can Latr close idle tabs automatically?
Yes, if you switch it on. Latr puts away tabs you have not touched in a while and keeps them in the library. It never takes a pinned tab, the tab you are on, or one playing sound.
Is Latr or Tab Wrangler free?
Latr: Free; Pro is $19 once, for themes, sounds and extras. Tab Wrangler: Free and open source (GPL-3.0).
Close the tab.
It will come back.
Free, no account, and nothing leaves your device. About ten seconds to install, and one keystroke to use.
Also on Brave, Vivaldi, Arc and Opera - straight from the Chrome Web Store listing.