Tab Session Manager
Save and restore the state of windows and tabs. It also supports automatic saving and cloud sync.
What is Tab Session Manager?
Tab Session Manager is a Firefox add-on that enables users to save and restore the state of windows and tabs, manage sessions with name and tags, and support tab groups. It also features automatic saving, cloud sync, and compatibility with Chrome extension.
Add-on stats
By: sienori
Rating: 4.26
(1,069)
Creation date: 2017-10-02
Weekly download count: 1,979
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- tabs
- cookies
- downloads
- identity
- alarms
Size: 767.42K
Email: si*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Ranking
# 139 ▼ 1
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Add-on summary
Save and restore the state of windows and tabs. It also supports automatic saving and cloud sync.
- Save and restore windows and tabs
- Manage sessions with name and tags
- Auto save when window is closed
- Auto save at regular intervals
- Import and export sessions
- Compatibility with Chrome extension
- Cloud sync
- Support tab groups
- Import Session Buddy
Version 7.0.0
- Migrated extension from Manifest v2 to v3
- This ensures continued support in browsers!
- Changed the minimum interval for regularly autosave from 0.1 minutes to 0.5 minutes
- This change is due to limitations in Manifest v3
- Fixed the behavior of tracking sessions
- Fixed the issue where windows opened outside of the tracking window were added when the "Track newly opened windows" option was enabled
- Fixed the issue where tab groups were not saved in tracking sessions
- Implemented Tracking Session
- You can set a session as a tracking session from the session menu.
- When you open a tracking session, changes in the window are automatically reflected in the session.
- This allows for efficient workspace switching!
- Added option to track newly opened windows
- You can choose if newly opened windows in the tracking session should be included in the tracking
- Supported importing Firefox session store backups files
- Improved login prompt not to appear during automatic cloud sync
- A red badge on the extension icon will notify you when manual login is required.
- Improved the appearance of tags in autosaved and startup sessions See more
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Powerful tool for session management and web research.
- Can restore tabs after unexpected closures.
- One of the most used extensions by users.
- Can save and restore private windows.
Cons
- Autosave feature does not work as expected, causing loss of tabs.
- Issues with compatibility when used alongside Tree Style Tab.
- Performance issues with a large number of saved sessions.
- Recent updates cause data loss for many users.
Most mentioned
- Loss of saved sessions or tabs after updates or restarts.
- Autosave functionality is unreliable.
- Compatibility issues with Tree Style Tab.
Recent reviews
I would give this extension 1 star, but I can't. Because this is the only one extension, which works for saving and restoring sessions for Firefox. There is no alternative.
I can't give 5 stars however, because extension is very buggy and looks like not even tested by developer properly.
Obvious issues are:
1) If you move tabs between windows - then session tracking gets screwed up Tab Session Manager cannot save this session anymore. Nothing helps. I tried disable/enable back extension. I tried remove extension from Firefox and re-install it back. Nothing helps. Moving tabs between windows is Firefox core functionality. Also its possible to move tabs between private windows. This makes it impossible to organize tabs across multiple windows when using Tab Session Manager.
2) Tab Session Manager export-import extension settings - doesn't work properly. After you import settings you notice that many options are not respected by export and do not restore back. A lot to list them all, but for sure I remember: theme, auto-save intervals, backup and other options.
3) Keyboard shortcuts for saving sessions - do not work at all. No matter which key combination, I tried everything. Only one shortcut works - open extension menu drop down.
4) Bug in intervals. If you set interval to 60 minutes - nothing gets saved every hour. I had to set to 50 minutes because of this.
5) If tracking is screwed up because any unknown reason - then it's impossible to reload extension and re-capture current session and it will always fail to save current session.
But what really works great is regular popup that asks about donations.
I would happily donate, but currently I am not aware if developer cares at all about above mentioned issues, whether those will get fixed.
by SedUz, 2024-11-20
by Firefox user 18664399, 2024-11-01
Help, all my sessions saved in the last 3 years have disappeared. I hope developer notices and helps me
by Isgandarli, 2024-10-31
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Tab Session Manager requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
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