Toby Alternative for Chrome
Organize tabs into categories, save and restore sessions, snooze tabs, and add notes — from a popup in context, without replacing your new-tab page.
Nest vs Toby
Toby turns your new-tab page into a board of saved collections. Nest manages tabs in context from a popup, and adds snooze, recovery, and notes on top of organization.
| Nest | Toby | |
|---|---|---|
| Organize tabs into collections/categories | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works in context (no new-tab takeover) | ✓ | — |
| Snooze tabs and auto-reopen later | ✓ | — |
| Reliable recovery after a crash | ✓ | Partial |
| Notes attached to individual tabs | ✓ | — |
| Search open & closed tabs | ✓ | Partial |
| Export backups (HTML / JSON) | ✓ | Partial |
| Saves windows you close, automatically | ✓ | |
| Local-first, no account required | ✓ | — |
Organize tabs without taking over your browser
Toby’s collections are useful, but replacing the new-tab page isn’t for everyone. Nest keeps your organization a click away in a popup, so you sort and save tabs in the context where you’re already working.
More than a tab board
Nest does the saving-and-organizing Toby is known for, then goes further with the features heavy tab users ask for most.
Autopilot works without Nest being open, and it is free. How Autopilot works.
FAQ
If you like Toby’s idea of saving tabs into collections but want something lighter that lives in your browser rather than taking over the new-tab page, Nest is a strong alternative. It organizes tabs into categories, saves and restores sessions, snoozes tabs and adds notes, and its Autopilot saves the windows you close — with a local-first, no-account-required core.
Toby replaces your new-tab page with a board of saved collections. Nest works from a popup over your current window, so you manage tabs in context without switching screens. Nest also adds tab snoozing, crash recovery, notes on tabs and Autopilot, which offers back tabs a Chrome restart dropped, and keeps core features working offline without an account.
Yes. You can start using Nest alongside your current setup, organize your live tabs into categories, and save them as named sessions. Nest’s free export (HTML/JSON) also means your saved work is portable and never locked into one tool.
Yes. The extension is free and needs no account, including Autopilot and up to 3 named sessions. Pro makes sessions unlimited and adds cloud sync and 30-day Automatic Session history. Categories, snoozing, notes and export are free too.
A lighter way to organize your tabs
Install Nest free to save and organize tabs in context, snooze distractions, recover sessions, and keep notes — without a new-tab takeover.
Add to Chrome — free