Open quietly, and notify
The default. The tab opens behind the one you are on, so it never interrupts you, and the notification says it is there.
Pick a time.
The page opens itself.
A class link at nine, a ticket sale at ten, the same dashboard every morning. Give Latr the page and the time, and at that moment the tab opens on its own - whether or not you were watching for it.
- No account, ever
- Free, and not a trial
- Nothing leaves your browser
How to schedule a page
Schedule a website to open later, in three steps
On the page you want back, with Latr installed in Chrome, Edge or Firefox.
- 1 Open Latr on the page.
Click its toolbar icon. It already knows the address and the title - there is nothing to copy or paste.
- 2 Say when.
Tap a quick time, or type it the way you would say it: “tomorrow 9am”, “friday at 10”, “every weekday 9:30”. The date it read shows under the field before you save.
- 3 Close the tab if you like.
At that time the page opens in a new tab, at the spot you had scrolled to, with a notification beside it.
When the moment arrives
Choose how the page appears
One setting, under Settings → Reminders and notifications → When the moment arrives.
Open and switch to it
For the page you must not miss - the ticket queue, the exam portal. The tab opens and comes to the front.
Only notify
A notification, and you open the page from it when you are ready.
Honestly
The one limit: the browser has to be running
Every browser extension shares it, and it is better to know it up front.
Latr asks the browser to wake it at the time you set, and the browser can only do that while it is running. If it is closed, or the laptop is asleep, nothing is lost: the page opens the moment the browser starts or the computer wakes, and its notification says it is late, so a 10am page arriving at 3pm explains itself.
For a time that matters while your laptop may be shut - a 7am flight check-in, say - turn on Also add to my calendar when you save. The calendar entry reaches your phone; the page still opens on your computer the next time it is on.
A page you want every morning is a recurring reminder; a sale or a launch is a one-off on time; and if 3am is when the time falls, quiet hours hold it until morning. To bring back a whole set of tabs together, save them as a session with one time.
Questions
Opening a page at a set time, asked directly
Can Chrome open a website at a specific time by itself?
Not on its own - Chrome has no scheduler for pages. An extension can do it: Latr keeps the address and the time on your computer and asks the browser to wake it at that moment, and the page opens in a new tab.
Does the page open even if I miss the notification?
Yes. By default the tab opens on its own, quietly in the background, and the notification arrives beside it. You can choose to have Latr switch to the tab instead, or to only notify you and leave opening it to you.
Does the browser have to be open?
Yes, and this is the one real limit. Browser extensions only run while the browser does. If it is closed, or the laptop is asleep, the page opens the next time the browser starts or the computer wakes, and the notification says it is late. For something that must reach you while the laptop is shut, also send it to your calendar, which reaches your phone.
Can a website open automatically every day?
Yes. Give it a repeat - every day, every weekday at 9:30, every Monday, or the last working day of the month - and the page opens each time. Type it in words, like “every weekday 9:30”.
How exact is the time?
While the browser is open, the page opens within a few seconds of the time you set.
Can it open a Zoom, Meet or Teams link before the meeting?
With Latr Pro, a meeting-link reminder that has an early warning opens its page in front of you at the warning closest to the start, up to ten minutes before, and the reminder itself then uses that same tab.
Is it free?
Yes. Scheduling a page to open, once or on a repeat, is free with no limit on how many, and there is no account. Latr Pro, a one-time purchase, adds themes, sounds and a few extras; it never gates a reminder firing.
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.