Short answer:
- Choose Tab Manager Plus if you think in windows and want to find any tab from the keyboard.
- Choose Takt if you want tabs filed into Chrome tab groups automatically as you open them.
Side by side
| Feature | Takt | Tab Manager Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Groups tabs automatically by rule | Yes, into Chrome tab groups. Contains, exact and domain on Free; glob, regex and page title on Premium | No. It doesn't use Chrome tab groups; it organises windows |
| Groups by category or AI | Yes. Category mode, or AI that runs on your computer (Chrome's built-in model). Up to 5 groups on Free | No |
| Duplicate open tabs | Prevented automatically, on Free | Highlights duplicates; you close them in one action |
| Unloads idle tabs to save memory | Auto-suspend on Free; hibernation of 5 tabs on Free, 200 on Premium | You can unload selected tabs by hand |
| Per-tab memory | Resource Dashboard (Premium) | No |
| Keyboard tab search | Search in the popup on Free; Quick Switch (Alt+Shift+Space) on Premium | Yes, its core feature: Alt+Shift+M, with search by title, URL or regex |
| Saved sessions | Premium: up to 50, saved automatically when a window closes | Yes, saved windows |
| Sync between computers | Rules and settings sync with Chrome Sync; File Sync and Google Drive Sync on Premium | No; export and import to a file |
| Account needed | No | No |
| Analytics, data on the vendor's servers | No analytics. Tabs never leave your browser; only the plan check goes to ExtensionPay | None; open source, with no network code |
| Team features | No | No |
| Price | Free; Premium $3/month or $30/year | Free, with donations |
| Languages | 6: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese | English |
Where Tab Manager Plus does better
- Very fast keyboard search across every window, with a rich search syntax.
- One view of all your windows and tabs, with bulk select, move and close.
- Free and open source.
Try it on your own tabs. The free plan has no time limit.
Add Takt to Chrome, freeFAQ
Can I use Tab Manager Plus and Takt together?
Yes. Tab Manager Plus organises windows and searches tabs; Takt fills Chrome's tab groups. They don't do the same job.
Sources
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