Tabkeeper vs Workona: a local-only Workona alternative
An honest comparison: what Workona is better at, what Tabkeeper does differently, and the plain truth that there is no Workona importer yet.
What Workona does better
- Workspaces, not just saved tabs. A workspace holds tabs alongside documents, notes and connected apps, so a project is one place rather than a list of links.
- Integrations with the document and app services teams already use.
- Team features. Shared workspaces and collaboration, which Tabkeeper does not do at all.
- Cloud sync across devices, plus a desktop app, so your work follows you off this browser and this machine.
Workona is a workspace product with a team story. Tabkeeper is a local tab and session manager for one person on one browser. If you need the first, the second is not a substitute.
What Tabkeeper does differently
- Local only. Collections live in your browser's IndexedDB; settings in
chrome.storage.local. The extension requests no host permissions and makes no network calls, apart from one license check if you buy Pro. - No account. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to sign in to, nothing to lose access to.
- No cap. Unlimited collections and tabs per collection, on the free tier.
- Open source. The source will be public when it ships, so the claim above can be checked rather than believed.
- Backups you hold. Pro writes encrypted backups to a file you choose, with a passphrase only you know. Free plain-JSON export is always available.
Importing from Workona
There is no Workona import yet. Tabkeeper ships importers for OneTab, Session Buddy and Toby only, and pasting a plain list of URLs is not supported either, so there is no workaround we can honestly point you at today. If you would use one, say so at support@quietshift.dev — it is the kind of thing we add when someone asks. Until then, the move from Workona to Tabkeeper means re-saving the windows you care about, which the free tier does without a cap.
What Tabkeeper costs
Free for unlimited collections, saving and restoring, search, the importers, and plain JSON export, keyboard shortcuts and tab groups. Pro is $29, one-time and adds encrypted backups with a passphrase (AES-256-GCM) and session history with undo.
Status. Tabkeeper is being prepared for the Chrome Web Store and is not yet listed. There is no download link yet. This page will carry one when the listing is live.
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