Raft
What it is
Raft is a Chrome extension that suspends inactive tabs to free memory and saves browsing sessions for later restoration. Sessions can span windows, tabs, and tab groups; you can restore selected tabs or the full session. Raft retains Chrome tab group names, colors, and collapsed state. Its memory controls use Chrome’s native tab discarding and protect pinned tabs, tabs playing audio, and whitelisted sites. It can also find and close duplicate tabs across windows while respecting those protections, and import sessions from OneTab, Session Buddy, Tab Session Manager, and Toby. Optional cloud sync stores sessions in Google Drive. The maker says data is encrypted on the device before leaving the browser and cloud sync uses AES-256-GCM; sync supports up to 10 devices. Raft is free, with every feature included and no paid tier. The maker describes it as local by default, with no analytics, telemetry, or backend servers, and says its source code is available under the MIT License.
For and against
For
- Free, with every feature included and no paid tier.
- Restores selected tabs or full sessions across windows.
- Preserves Chrome tab group names, colors, and collapsed state.
- Imports sessions from four named tools.
- Cloud sync supports up to 10 devices.
Against
- Available as a Chrome extension only.
- Cloud sync supports up to 10 devices.
The verdict
Raft combines tab suspension, session restoration, duplicate-tab cleanup, and imports in a free Chrome extension. Cloud sync is optional and limited to 10 devices.
Who it suits
Raft suits Chrome users who want to reduce inactive-tab memory use and save or restore sessions across windows and tab groups. It may also suit users who want optional Google Drive sync or to import sessions from supported tools.
Plans and prices
Free
Every feature is free · no paid tier
Read 7 Oct 2026 · raftapp.io
On the record
- Duplicate tabs
- It can find and close duplicate tabs across windows while respecting protection rules.raftapp.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Imports
- Raft supports importing sessions from OneTab, Session Buddy, Tab Session Manager, and Toby.raftapp.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Optional cloud sync stores sessions in Google Drive and encrypts them with a password known only to the user.raftapp.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Memory controls
- Raft uses Chrome’s native tab discarding and protects pinned tabs, tabs playing audio, and whitelisted sites.raftapp.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The Chrome Web Store listing says cloud sync supports up to 10 devices.chromewebstore.google.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The maker says Raft’s source code is publicly available under the MIT License.raftapp.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Raft is local by default, has no analytics or telemetry, and operates no backend servers.raftapp.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Raft suspends inactive tabs to free memory and saves browsing sessions with multi-layer backup protection.raftapp.io · read 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.raftapp.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Session management
- It saves sessions across windows, tabs, and tab groups, with options to restore selected tabs or the full session.raftapp.io · read 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.chromewebstore.google.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Tab groups
- It preserves Chrome tab group names, colors, and collapsed state when saving and restoring sessions.raftapp.io · read 7 Oct 2026
