Tabner vs OneTab, side by side

The short answer

Both save a whole window of tabs in one click, and both are free to use without signing up. OneTab keeps things minimal: one list you restore from, on almost any browser. Tabner adds boards, groups, notes and search, for when the list has grown into something you need to sort.

Side-by-side comparison

	Tabner	OneTab
Price and plans	Tabner is free: boards, groups, sessions, search, import and backups	Free, no signup
Account	Not needed. An account (your email, no password) adds sync and sharing	Not needed
Data and privacy	In your browser's extension storage. With sync, on EU servers (Ireland). No analytics, ads or trackers	Tab URLs are not sent to the developers, except when you use Share as web page
Sync between computers	Optional, with an account	Encrypted cross-browser sync
How tabs are organised	Boards with coloured groups, and Spaces for Work and Personal	One list of saved tabs, with folders
Saving a window	Save All Tabs into a group, or save the window as a session. Tab groups come back on Chrome	One click turns all your tabs into a list. Restore one tab or all at once
Crash recovery and history	Nothing automatic. You save sessions yourself and can download a backup	The list survives a browser restart or crash
Search	Ctrl+K across titles, links, descriptions and notes, plus tb in the address bar	Not stated on their site
Notes and tags	Short description, tags and private notes on each tab	Notes and tasks. Tags: not stated on their site
Sharing and teams	Editors, viewers and read-only public links, with the optional account	Share as web page uploads a list to a web page. Teams: not stated on their site
Import and export	Imports Toby exports and bookmark files from Chrome, Firefox and Edge. Full backup download	Export and import lists of tabs
Browsers and mobile	Chrome, Firefox and most Chromium browsers. No mobile apps	Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and more. Mobile: not stated on their site

OneTab details from one-tab.com, checked in November 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site for the latest.

Where OneTab is ahead

• The lightest way to clear a window: one click and everything is in a list
• Available on Safari and Edge as well as Chrome and Firefox
• Share as web page turns a list into a page you can send
• No account and nothing to set up
• Its list survives a browser restart or crash

Where Tabner is ahead

• Boards with coloured groups you can pin, reorder and drag, and Spaces for Work and Personal
• Ctrl+K search across titles, links, descriptions and notes, plus tb in the address bar
• A short description, tags and private notes on each tab
• Rules that file tabs by domain, so github.com always lands in Dev
• Shared boards with editors and viewers, and a full backup you can download from Settings

Choose OneTab if…

• You want one list and the lightest extension you can find
• You use Safari
• You mostly restore tabs soon after saving them

Choose Tabner if…

• Your saved tabs have grown into something you need to sort and search
• You want notes and tags on the tabs you keep
• You want to share a board with other people

Can you use both?

Yes. Some people keep OneTab for quick dumps during the day and use Tabner for the boards they come back to. If both want the new tab page, only one extension can own it at a time, so choose which one opens there.

Switching from OneTab?

Our OneTab alternative page explains the quickest way to bring your lists across today.

OneTab alternative

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