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Raft

Raft is a free Chrome extension that suspends inactive tabs to free memory and saves browsing sessions for later restoration.

Place
#21 of 27
Score
5.6
Raft's website

What Raft is

Raft is a free Chrome extension that suspends inactive tabs to free memory and saves browsing sessions for later restoration. It uses Chrome’s native tab discarding while protecting pinned tabs, audio-playing tabs, and sites a user has whitelisted. Saved sessions retain windows, tabs, and Chrome tab groups, including group names, colors, and collapsed state. Users can restore selected tabs or a full session, find and close duplicate tabs across windows, and import sessions from OneTab, Session Buddy, Tab Session Manager, or Toby. Optional cloud sync stores sessions in Google Drive and supports up to 10 devices. The maker says session data is encrypted on the device before leaving the browser, with AES-256-GCM used for cloud sync. It describes Raft as local by default, without analytics, telemetry, or backend servers, and says its source code is available under the MIT License. Every feature is free, with no paid tier. The extension is listed for Chrome, and its support page is directed to desktop browsers.

Good

  • Uses Chrome’s native tab discarding.
  • Preserves tab group names, colors, and collapsed state.
  • Restores selected tabs or full sessions.
  • Imports sessions from four listed tools.
  • All features are free.

Watch out

  • Cloud sync supports up to 10 devices.
  • The extension is listed for Chrome.
  • The support page is directed to desktop browsers.

Who it suits

Raft suits Chrome users who keep many tabs open and want to suspend inactive ones while preserving groups and sessions. It also fits users who want optional Google Drive sync or to import sessions from the listed tools.

Verdict

Raft combines tab suspension with session saving, restoration, and imports. Its optional cloud sync is limited to 10 devices; the maker describes the extension as local by default and free with no paid tier.

Plans and prices

From Raft's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
FreeFreeEvery feature is free · no paid tier

The facts

Each one read from Raft's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Duplicate tabs
It can find and close duplicate tabs across windows while respecting protection rules.checked 7 Oct 2026
Imports
Raft supports importing sessions from OneTab, Session Buddy, Tab Session Manager, and Toby.checked 7 Oct 2026
Integration
Optional cloud sync stores sessions in Google Drive and encrypts them with a password known only to the user.checked 7 Oct 2026
Memory controls
Raft uses Chrome’s native tab discarding and protects pinned tabs, tabs playing audio, and whitelisted sites.checked 7 Oct 2026
Notable limit
The Chrome Web Store listing says cloud sync supports up to 10 devices.checked 7 Oct 2026
Open source
The maker says Raft’s source code is publicly available under the MIT License.checked 7 Oct 2026
Privacy
The maker says Raft is local by default, has no analytics or telemetry, and operates no backend servers.checked 7 Oct 2026
Purpose
Raft suspends inactive tabs to free memory and saves browsing sessions with multi-layer backup protection.checked 7 Oct 2026
Security
The maker says cloud sync uses AES-256-GCM encryption and that data is encrypted on the device before leaving the browser.checked 7 Oct 2026
Session management
It saves sessions across windows, tabs, and tab groups, with options to restore selected tabs or the full session.checked 7 Oct 2026
Support
The Chrome Web Store listing directs users with questions, suggestions, or problems to open its support page on a desktop browser.checked 7 Oct 2026
Tab groups
It preserves Chrome tab group names, colors, and collapsed state when saving and restoring sessions.checked 7 Oct 2026

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