A password-protected tab saver and session manager to store tabs in the current window, or all windows with tab grouping support

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0.3.2
Update
November 18, 2024
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88.71KiB
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Users
2,000+
Rating
3.5625 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Tabs
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Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager Extension

This extension saves tabs for later to prevent cluttering of the tab area. You can request to store tabs and close them to free the memory usage of these tabs when they are not needed. This extension uses the built-in sync API to allow storing in a machine and restoring in another one. Also, it is possible to protect stored tabs with a password. The extension uses the built-in crypto method to encrypt your tab data with the SHA-256 encryption key before storing them in your browser storage to protect data. Stored tabs keep their active and pinned states.

Features:
1. Save and store window dimensions
2. Save and restore incognito states
3. Save and restore tab's pinned state
4. Save and restore tab groupings and their properties (color, name, and collapsed state)

Notes:
1. There is no way to restore tabs if they are password protected and the password is forgotten.
2. By default, when a new session is restored, the session gets erased from the storage. You can use the Shift key while pressing a session to keep the session in storage.
3. This extension uses synced storage to allow the user to store and restore from multiple computers.
4. you can restore all session tabs in the current window by pressing the Ctrl (Command) key while restoring the session
5. You can edit a session from the popup view or ask the extension to update a session from the currently open tabs. This feature makes it possible to use the extension as a browser session manager.
6. This extension saves and restores tab groups and their properties.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "version": "0.3.2", "name": "Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager", "description": "__MSG_description__", "default_locale": "en", "icons": { "16": "/data/icons/16.png", "19": "/data/icons/19.png", "32": "/data/icons/32.png", "38": "/data/icons/38.png", "48": "/data/icons/48.png", "64": "/data/icons/64.png", "128": "/data/icons/128.png", "256": "/data/icons/256.png" }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "storage", "unlimitedStorage", "notifications", "contextMenus", "tabGroups", "downloads", "favicon" ], "background": { "service_worker": "worker.js", "scripts": ["safe.js", "worker.js"] }, "action": { "default_popup": "/data/popup/index.html" }, "homepage_url": "https://add0n.com/save-tabs.html", "commands": { "_execute_action": {} }, "browser_specific_settings": { "gecko": { "id": {08762c8b-d37d-4230-bfdb-a8477be47c34}, "strict_min_version": "115.0" } }}
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How to download and manually install Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension file

Select and download the Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Save Tabs - Browser Session Manager extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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bane banely (ID: 000000d56cc8e7af) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 05/09/2023 Wow. What a shame. This was one of the best extensions ever. It was among the first 3 extensions I installed first. Now it just doesnt work like it used to. I click on the option to save this window/other windows/all tabs etc and normally i would see a list below the options showing what saved sessions are there. Now nothing happens when I try and save tabs or windows. No list is showing underneath. What trash. Shame

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h k (ID: 00000006f60db06b) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 03/09/2023 worst extension ever

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Andy Meng (ID: 00000052b559a638) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/11/2022 找了、试了好多个,终于找到了 符合需求的这个应用,赞~~

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alaska Canyon (ID: 00000015a5c13dd7) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/31/2022 Bug: after restore closed chrome tabs and try save tabs with this extension it close all tabs and not save as session . also have shortcuts for his function need . another feature can be export/save to bookmark

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Xalomon (ID: 000000fce49f3da0) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/25/2022 It says "To restore a session, use the popup", what popup? Clicking the icon only gives options for saving, not loading. There's no way to restore a saved session. Clicking Save and Close all tabs closed all tabs 1 by 1 instead of the window so the window can't be restored with Recently Closed. Go figure how I installed it to save my session and instead lost all tabs of my session :(