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Restore Tabs

by taponomarev92 Β· Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Use Restore Tabs to recover what you just shut, undo and open recently closed tabs in Chrome, and restore your last session fast.

Users
58
+9 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#104K
#86K among extensions
Version
1.0.1
updated 28 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months
02958Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 58 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months
001Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Restore Tabs

πŸ”„ Shut the wrong tab in Chrome and watched your work vanish? This handy helper lets you get it back in one click β€” no scrolling through history, no retyping a long web address. Restore Tabs gets it back before you even notice it's gone. Lose a single tab or a whole window, and the popup keeps a tidy record of what just disappeared. It is the simplest way to restore tabs chrome drops after an accidental click, so recovery takes seconds rather than minutes. Restore Tabs is built to bring it back the moment you spot the gap. πŸš€ What the extension does: 1️⃣ Reopen a closed tab the instant you spot it's missing 2️⃣ Bring back a full window with every page exactly where it was 3️⃣ Browse everything you just lost in one tidy, scrollable popup and restore tabs instantly 4️⃣ Recover a session after a crash or an accidental quit πŸ’‘ How to restore tabs on chrome in three steps: 1. Pin the extension to your toolbar 2. Click the icon to see what you just lost at a glance 3. Pick what you need and bring it back in an instant No setup, no sign-up, nothing to learn. If you have ever hunted for a lost tab after shutting the wrong one, this was built for you. The popup shows titles and favicons, so you spot what you need at a glance instead of scanning a wall of plain text. Everything from one crash gets grouped together, so getting it all back feels almost effortless, and reopening closed tabs feels instant. πŸ“Œ Why people keep it pinned: ➀ One click on the toolbar instead of digging through old history ➀ A quick fix for whatever vanishes by mistake, right where you need it ➀ Brings back a whole crashed window, not just the last thing you saw ➀ Quicker than the restore closed tabs chrome option hidden in History Under the hood it uses the official sessions API, so everything lands back exactly where you left it, with its history and place in line intact. That is how it can reopen closed tabs chrome dropped during a sudden restart. πŸ–₯️ Made for desktops and for ChromeOS Need to restore tabs on chromebook after an update? It runs beautifully on ChromeOS and gets a student's whole workspace back the moment they sign in. On any other machine you can restore chrome tabs just as quickly across Windows, Mac, and Linux. ⚑ Built for speed The classic chrome reopen closed tab shortcut, Ctrl+Shift+T, only goes back one step at a time. That reopen closed tab chrome routine gets old fast, so the helper brings back the exact one you want, even one you let go an hour ago. Everything happens locally and on the spot β€” no waiting and no syncing. It adds no noticeable lag and barely touches memory, so your laptop stays just as snappy. Open a closed tab and it's back before you finish the thought. πŸ”’ Private by design Restore Tabs keeps everything local, with nothing tracked and nothing shared. β–Έ Nothing ever leaves your browser β–Έ No tracking, no ads, no account required β–Έ Only the small set of permissions the job truly needs ❓ Frequently asked questions: πŸ“Œ How do I restore tabs in chrome after losing everything? πŸ’‘ Click the icon, pick what you need from the list, and bring the whole group back together. πŸ“Œ Can it bring back what a crash wiped out? πŸ’‘ Yes. Open the popup and your earlier work is waiting β€” even what a sudden freeze swallowed comes right back, in one click. πŸ“Œ Is there a keyboard shortcut too? πŸ’‘ The chrome open closed tab combo still works, and the extension lays a full visual list on top of it. πŸ“Œ Does chrome restore tabs on its own? πŸ’‘ It reloads your last session at startup, yet it won't bring back the tabs you let go earlier in the day, and that gap is exactly what this closes. πŸ“Œ Can I undo one small slip? πŸ’‘ Restore Tabs lets you undo closed tab mistakes with a single tap, and you can step back as far as you need. πŸ“Œ Will this slow down my browser? πŸ’‘ No β€” it stays dormant until you click the icon, so your everyday speed and battery life stay completely untouched. 🎯 Who it is for: - Researchers with dozens of pages open who shut the wrong one - Students who rely on restore tabs chromebook support between classes - Shoppers who want a checkout session brought back with the full cart inside - Remote workers who build it into their morning routine before the first meeting - Anyone who's ever lost a half-finished email mid-sentence Restore Tabs fits naturally into every one of these everyday routines. 🧭 A few thoughtful touches: πŸ“ Everything you just shut, gathered in one place, newest first πŸ“ A reminder so nothing important quietly slips by πŸ“ One tap to open last closed tab items you forgot about πŸ“ Hover briefly to preview before deciding what to bring back πŸ“ Works just the same on a laptop, a desktop monitor, or a tiny netbook screen People reach this extension typing all sorts of phrases β€” some even search restore tabs google chrome when a session disappears. Whatever the wording, the result is the same: your work, back in a click. Install Restore Tabs today, pin it beside the address bar, and stop fretting over what you just lost. Shutting the wrong one happens to everyone β€” getting it back should take a second, and now it does. πŸ™Œ

Growth

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30 days+9+18.4%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Restore Tabs appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
restore tabs#6βˆ’2

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.0.128 Jul 2026
1.0.025 Jun 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
25 Jun 2026
Size
176 KB
Languages
de, en, fil, id, sw, ms, nl, vi
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
docs.google.com
Extension ID
cfbejemcgippcppoakplkmihfidijfga

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
tabssessionsfavicon

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