A calm, open-source alternative to OneTab
OneTab is great at one thing: collapsing every open tab into a single list to free up memory. TabCabin keeps that “close it, it’s safe” feeling, but gives your tabs a home you will actually come back to — boards, notes, reminders and search — and syncs your computers when you sign in.
OneTab is a free Chrome extension that turns your open tabs into a list on one page, from where you can restore them individually or all at once.
| Feature | OneTab | TabCabin |
|---|---|---|
| Save all open tabs in one click | Yes | Yes |
| Organize into groups and boards | Lists of tabs | Kanban boards and collections |
| Notes and to-dos next to links | — No | Yes |
| Reminders | — No | Yes |
| Search across saved tabs, open tabs and bookmarks | — No | Yes |
| Import and export | List of URLs | JSON, bookmarks file, CSV |
| Sync between computers | — No | Sign in, or your own server |
| Open source | — No | MIT |
| Price | Free | Free app, free self-hosting |
Based on public information about OneTab in September 2026. Features change — check their website for the latest.
Why people pick TabCabin
- Saved tabs land in groups you name, instead of a growing list sorted by date.
- Add a note, a to-do or a reminder to anything you save, so you remember why you kept it.
- Find any saved page with Ctrl+K, including your open tabs and bookmarks.
- Keep the same boards on every computer, through the built-in sync or a server you run, or stay fully offline.
When OneTab may suit you better
- You only want to dump tabs quickly to save memory and rarely come back to them.
- You like sharing a list of tabs as a public web page.
Moving your tabs from OneTab
- In OneTab, use Restore all on a list to reopen its tabs.
- In TabCabin’s open tabs panel, click Save all tabs and pick or create a group — the tabs close as they are saved.
- Repeat for each list, then rename the groups and add emoji headers.
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