The tab manager that finally fixes tab overload.
AnchorTabs is a vertical tab manager for Chrome that lives in your side panel. Anchor important tabs, create workspaces by context, block duplicates, and get back to work faster instead of hunting for lost pages.
- Clean, vertical tab management in the side panel
- Context-aware workspaces for work, personal, and study
- Automatic duplicate tab prevention so nothing gets messy
AnchorTabs Repo
github.com/anchortabs
Everything you need in a modern tab manager
Vertical tab command center
Replace the cramped horizontal tab strip with a spacious vertical side panel. See full tab titles, icons, anchors, and folders at a glance so you always know what’s open.
Anchors that never get lost
Turn key sites into anchored tabs. Even if you close them, they stay saved in your AnchorTabs list and reopen instantly with one click. Perfect for tools, dashboards, docs, and reference pages.
Spotlight-style search
Use the new tab search to quickly find open tabs, search Google, or jump into your browsing history. It’s the fastest way to get back to a page without manually scanning rows of tabs.
Built-in browser controls
Navigate with back, forward, and refresh directly inside AnchorTabs. Use the URL bar to visit sites or search your history while staying in the same focused workspace.
Custom themes and appearance
Make AnchorTabs feel like home. Choose gradient colors, subtle grain effects, and automatic light/dark mode to match your setup and reduce visual fatigue during long work sessions.
Duplicate tab prevention
Stop opening the same page over and over. AnchorTabs detects duplicate tabs automatically: if you click a link that’s already open, we take you straight to the existing tab instead of creating more clutter.
Context-aware workspaces
Separate your Work, Personal, Study, and side projects into dedicated workspaces. Each context has its own anchors and tabs, so you can change focus without dragging chaos from one area into another.
Cloud sync and automatic backup
With AnchorTabs Pro, your workspaces follow you everywhere. Sync anchors, folders, and workspaces across your work laptop, home desktop, and travel MacBook with backups always up to date.
Snapshots and session time travel
Save complex tab setups as Snapshots, an entire research session, sprint, or project workspace captured in one click. Restore the full layout later in seconds and continue exactly where you left off.
From tab chaos to clarity in 3 steps
Install and see all your tabs clearly
Add AnchorTabs to Chrome and open the side panel. Instantly, all your tabs appear in a clean, vertical list where you can actually read titles and see what’s open.
Anchor the tabs you rely on
Click the anchor icon on the tabs you use every day (email, project tools, dashboards, docs). They become permanent anchors that stay at the top of your list and can be reopened even after you close them.
Create workspaces and switch contexts in one click
Build workspaces like “Deep Work”, “Meetings”, “Research” or “Study”. Each workspace has its own set of tabs, so you can switch between tasks without losing your place or opening yet another window.
Built for people who live in their browser
Organize your workspace by context, not chaos
Developers
For engineers juggling code, logs, and docs all day
Keep your dev environment under control. Anchor your Jira board, GitHub PRs, localhost, and staging environments. Use separate workspaces for frontend, backend, infra, and observability.
- Anchor localhost, staging, and monitoring dashboards
- Group documentation by framework, service, or project
- Keep issue trackers and PRs always visible and ready
- Never lose that one StackOverflow tab that fixed everything
Product Managers
For PMs who switch context 20 times a day
You’re constantly moving between discovery, planning, specs, and reviews. AnchorTabs keeps Linear/Jira, Figma, Notion, analytics, and calls organized into clear workspaces so you can jump from strategy to execution without losing your thread.
- Keep roadmaps, specs, and dashboards permanently anchored
- Organize user research and competitor analysis into folders
- Switch between “Planning”, “Execution”, and “Review” modes in one click
- Present Figma designs without exposing your entire tab mess
Researchers & Students
For deep thinkers who work with many sources
Research without losing context. Group papers, articles, videos, and notes by project or class. Use Snapshots to save full study sessions and bring them back later without manually reopening everything.
- Group sources by topic, course, or individual paper
- Save reading lists to come back to when you have time
- Keep citation managers and note-taking tools always handy
- Restore full study or research sessions with a single click
Privacy-first by design
Your data stays yours. AnchorTabs processes your tabs locally in your browser. For Pro sync features, we only store the minimal metadata required to keep your anchors and workspaces in sync, never full browsing history or page content.
Simple pricing built around your daily workflow
Start free, try Pro for 30 days, and only pay if it truly improves how you work in your browser.
Free
Perfect for trying AnchorTabs and feeling how a calmer browser changes your day.
- Up to 10 anchored tabs for your most important sites
- Up to 3 folders in 1 workspace
- Spotlight-style search for tabs and history
- Theme customization with gradients and light/dark mode
- All data stored locally in your browser, no cloud sync
Pro
For people who live in their browser, manage multiple projects, and refuse to work in tab chaos.
- Unlimited anchors, folders, and workspaces
- Multiple workspaces for Work, Personal, Study, and specific projects
- Cloud sync and backup across all your devices
- Snapshots to save and restore entire tab layouts in seconds
- Export and import backups so you never lose your setup