Choose OneTab if
you want the fastest possible way to clear a window into a list, and you are happy to go back to the list yourself.
OneTab vs Session Buddy: which is better? (2026)
OneTab: Turns every open tab into one list with a click, to restore later one at a time or all at once. Session Buddy: A privacy-first session manager: save every open tab, recover after a crash, and keep collections of links.
Features and pricing checked 13 October 2026 against: OneTab on the Chrome Web Store , one-tab.com , Session Buddy on the Chrome Web Store , sessionbuddy.com .
The short answer
Which one to choose
Choose Session Buddy if
your main fear is losing a session to a crash, and you want a deep history of past windows on one Chrome profile.
Feature by feature
OneTab vs Session Buddy
| OneTab | Session Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Brings a tab back at a time you choose | Not listed | Not listed |
| Repeating reminders | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reopens at the line you stopped reading | Not listed | Not listed |
| Saves a whole window and restores it | Yes | Yes |
| Saves sessions automatically | Not listed | Yes |
| Keeps tab groups | Not listed | Not listed |
| Manages every open tab, across windows | Not listed | Yes |
| Finds duplicate tabs | Not listed | Not listed |
| Puts idle tabs away automatically | Not listed | Not listed |
| Folders or collections of saved pages | Folders, tasks and notes | Collections |
| Import and export | Yes | 15+ formats |
| Share a list of tabs | As an uploaded web page | Not listed |
| Focus timer with site blocking | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sync between computers | Encrypted cross-browser sync | No |
| Mobile app | Not listed | 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
| OneTab | Session Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Tab list | Session manager |
| Price | Free - no paid plan on its listing or site | Free - "Access to all features is free" |
| Account | Not needed ("No signup or registration required") | Not needed ("No accounts, no tracking") |
| Runs on | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari | Chrome |
| Tab access asked for at install | Yes - asks for tab access at install | Yes - asks for tab access at install |
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Honestly
Where each one wins, and where it falls short
Where OneTab wins
- One click turns a whole window into a list - the simplest gesture in the category.
- Two million Chrome users and 14,600 ratings: the most proven tool here.
- In 48 languages, and on Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- Updated on 11 October 2026 in all three stores we checked.
Where OneTab falls short
- Nothing in its listing or site schedules a tab to come back - the list waits until you go back to it.
- Sharing uploads your list to a web page; it is the one feature that sends your tabs anywhere.
- The installed extension asks for tab access up front.
Where Session Buddy wins
- Recovers windows and tabs after a crash, from a history of how they were at each moment.
- Imports and exports in more than fifteen formats, including text, JSON, CSV, Markdown and HTML.
- Free, with no account, and built for thousands of tabs.
- A million users and 25,100 ratings averaging 4.7.
Where Session Buddy falls short
- Chrome only: its site links one store.
- No sync between computers - its own FAQ says so, with cloud storage planned.
- Nothing in its listing schedules a tab to come back at a time.
- Last updated on the Chrome Web Store on 28 April 2026.
The core difference
What actually separates OneTab and Session Buddy
Both clear tabs into something you can restore. OneTab is a single list you send a window to in one click, on four browsers, with optional sync. Session Buddy is a session manager: it records your windows over time so a crash costs nothing, keeps collections, and exports to fifteen formats - on Chrome only, with no sync. OneTab is the faster gesture; Session Buddy is the deeper record.
What both miss
What OneTab and Session Buddy both miss
- Neither lists a way to bring a tab back at a time you choose.
- Neither lists reopening a page where you stopped reading.
- Both ask for tab access at install.
Where Latr comes in
Latr closes a tab with a time and reopens it on its own when that time comes, scrolled to the line you stopped reading. It also saves whole windows with their tab groups, manages your open tabs and keeps a library of pages - on Chrome, Edge and Firefox, with no account, and with no permission warning at install. It is new and small, and it has no phone app.
Questions
OneTab vs Session Buddy: common questions
Is OneTab or Session Buddy free?
OneTab: Free - no paid plan on its listing or site. Session Buddy: Free - "Access to all features is free".
Do OneTab and Session Buddy need an account?
OneTab: Not needed ("No signup or registration required"). Session Buddy: Not needed ("No accounts, no tracking").
Which browsers do OneTab and Session Buddy run on?
OneTab: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari. Session Buddy: Chrome.
When were OneTab and Session Buddy last updated?
OneTab: 11 October 2026 on Chrome Web Store, 11 October 2026 on Edge Add-ons, 11 October 2026 on Firefox Add-ons. Session Buddy: 28 April 2026 on Chrome Web Store.
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.