Tabs that survive
the browser.
Got them back? Next time, don't depend on the browser that lost them. Tab Lifeboat snapshots every window, tab group and tab within a minute of every change and keeps a copy outside the browser profile, where a crash, a bad update or a wiped profile can't reach it. Pick a moment and restore it.
No account. No servers of ours. Free to use; Pro is one payment, no subscription.
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Sync is not a backup.
Losing a session is rare, until it happens to you. And the tools you trust usually live in the same place that just broke.
Crashes and updates
The browser restarts after an update or a crash and your carefully built session comes back empty.
Tab managers live in the profile
Most session managers store everything inside the browser profile. When that storage gets wiped, your safety net goes with it.
Sync copies mistakes
Close the wrong window or let a sync conflict win, and the loss is faithfully copied to every device you own.
Set it once. Forget it.
Install it, backups start
Snapshots start right away and a backup file lands in your Downloads folder, outside the browser profile. Backups to your own Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or NAS, end-to-end encrypted, are coming to Pro as a free update.
It snapshots quietly
Saved within a minute of every change: every window, tab group and tab. A half-restored session after a crash never overwrites your last good snapshot.
Travel back in time
Pick any moment, see which tabs are not open now, and restore everything, one window, one group or a single tab.
Built like a backup tool, not a tab organizer.
Version history
Minutes or days back, months with Pro. Every snapshot is a moment you can return to.
Backups you own
A plain JSON file on your disk, and soon your own cloud with Pro. If the extension disappears, your data does not.
Private by design
Your tabs never touch our servers and incognito windows are never saved. Remove a page, a day or everything whenever you like, from the backup file too.
Restore exactly what you need
A whole session, one window, a tab group with its name and color, or just that one tab.
Crash-safe by design
Suspiciously small snapshots after a crash are flagged, never treated as your latest good state.
Find it by name or by day
"I had it open last Monday": pick Monday in the calendar and see exactly the tabs you had, or type part of a title. Last 7 days free, your whole history with Pro.
Pay once. Keep it.
No subscription. The free version is genuinely useful; lifetime is for people who never want to lose a tab again.
Free
- 7 days of snapshot history
- Calendar and search across those 7 days
- Backup file in your Downloads folder, outside the browser
- Restore sessions, windows, groups and tabs
- Delete a page, a day or everything
Pro lifetime
- Unlimited history, not just the last 7 days
- Calendar and search across your whole history
- The days the free version already saved, unlocked right away
- Automatic backup to your own Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive free update
- Or keep it at home: your own NAS or Nextcloud via WebDAV (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS) free update
- Restore on any computer straight from your cloud, no file to copy free update
- End-to-end encryption: only you can read your backups free update
- Compare snapshots free update
Cloud backup, end-to-end encryption and snapshot comparison arrive as free updates for every Pro buyer.
Edge, Firefox, cloud.
On Edge or Firefox? Pick it below and we'll tell you when Tab Lifeboat is ready there, and when cloud backup arrives. No spam, unsubscribe any time.
Questions
Can I use Tab Lifeboat today?
Yes, the free version is in the Chrome Web Store and Pro is available for €14.99 once. The Edge version is on its way.
Where are my tabs stored?
On your device: inside the browser and in a backup file in your Downloads folder. Coming to Pro as a free update: also in your own Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or your own NAS or Nextcloud via WebDAV, encrypted before it leaves the browser.
Can you see my tabs or browsing?
No. There is no Tab Lifeboat server that receives your tabs. Your snapshots go straight from your browser to your own storage.
How is this different from a tab manager?
Tab managers help you organize. Tab Lifeboat is a backup: automatic, versioned and kept outside the browser profile, so it survives exactly the failures that wipe a tab manager's data.
Can I delete something from the history?
Yes: a single snapshot, a page (or a whole site), a day, or everything. The backup file in your Downloads folder is rewritten to match. Incognito windows are never saved in the first place.
Why a one-time price?
Your backups live in your own storage, so there is no server bill to pass on to you. You pay once and get every Pro feature we add, including cloud backup, end-to-end encryption and snapshot comparison. Refunds within 14 days, no questions asked.
More answers, with step-by-step help, on the Help page.