Frequently asked
How long does it take to save a reminder?
One keystroke. Pressing Alt+Shift+Y saves the page you are on at your default time — no popup opens, and there is nothing to type. If you want to pick a different time, the toolbar popup opens with the page title and a sensible default time already filled in, so it is still one click to save. This is deliberate: Latr is competing with leaving the tab open, and saving has to be less work than not saving.
Do I need an account to use Latr?
No. There is no sign-up, no login and no server. Latr stores your reminders in your own browser, and a free install makes no network requests at all — so there is no account to create, nothing to be logged out of, and no service that can shut down and take your reminders with it.
Can I snooze a tab and get the page back later?
Yes — that is the whole mechanic. One keystroke files the tab you are on, so you can close it, and at the time you chose the tab reopens on its own, quietly in the background, at the exact spot you stopped reading. You get a notification too, but you do not have to catch it. Seven snooze lengths are built in (+15 minutes through to this weekend), two of them sit on the notification itself so pushing something further is one click, and anything outside the presets is typed in plain words. Unlike a snooze that holds the tab open, Latr stores the address and the time as a record, so quitting or restarting the browser changes nothing.
What happens if my browser is closed when a reminder is due?
Your tab reopens as soon as you next open your browser, and the notification says it arrived late rather than turning up with no explanation. The honest limit is that Latr lives in your browser, so a reminder cannot fire while the browser is shut. For anything you genuinely cannot miss, hand it to Google Calendar or Outlook when you save it — one click, and your phone rings whether the laptop is open or not.
Is my data really private?
Yes, and it is architecture rather than policy. There is no account and no server of ours, so your reminders sit in your own browser’s storage and there is nowhere else for them to go. The only network request Latr can ever make is verifying a Pro licence key, and a free install never makes it.
Does Latr work on mobile phones?
No, and no extension does — mobile browsers have no extensions to install. What Latr can do is hand a reminder to Google Calendar, Outlook or an .ics file in one click, and your phone already knows how to ring for those.
Which web browsers are supported?
Chrome, Firefox and Edge have their own listings. Brave, Vivaldi, Arc and Opera all install the Chrome build straight from the Chrome Web Store and behave identically — they are Chromium underneath.
Why is Latr free? What is the catch?
Latr runs locally on your machine, so there are no server costs to maintain. Everything that makes a reminder fire, arrive, repeat, snooze, sync or export is free, and is meant to stay that way. Pro is themes, notification sounds, and higher limits on folders and templates — none of which decide whether a reminder goes off.
What permissions does Latr need and why?
Chrome shows you no permission warning at all when you install Latr, which is unusual for this category — most tab managers ask to read your browsing history, because they need access to every tab at once. Latr asks for storage (to save your reminders), alarms (to fire them on time) and active-tab access, which lets it read the title and address of the one page you deliberately saved and nothing else. Bookmark import is the only extra, and it is asked for from the button that uses it rather than at install.
Can I export my reminders?
Yes. Export writes a JSON file that restores everything exactly, or a CSV you can open in a spreadsheet and sort. Import reads the JSON back. Neither asks for an account, and both work on a free install.
What happens to my reminders if I uninstall Latr?
They go with it. Reminders live in your browser’s own storage, so removing the extension removes them — there is no copy on a server for us to keep, which is the same fact that makes the privacy claim true. Export first if you want them: it is one button in Settings.
Still stuck?
Write to us. Inside Latr, Settings → About Latr shows your
version and browser on one line with a Copy build details
button — paste that into the mail and it saves a round trip.
If Open mail app appears to do nothing, this device has no default
mail application set up. Copy the address and use whatever you normally read mail in.