Chrome extensions for screen time and tidy tabs
Checked 3 November 2026. We make historoo, so weigh what we say about it accordingly.
Two things make Chrome feel out of control: not knowing where the day went, and 40 tabs you’re scared to close. Most extensions fix one of them. Here’s what each popular one does, and which fixes both.
At a glance
| Extension | Time on each site | Tidies tabs | Where your data is kept | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OneTab | No | Turns open tabs into a list you can restore or share | In your browser. Optional sync, end-to-end encrypted | Free |
| Workona | No | Workspaces of tabs you can switch between | In your Workona account, which syncs it | Free plan, paid plans |
| Tab Manager Plus | No | Shows every tab, searches them, saves windows, limits tabs per window | In your browser | Free, open source |
| Web Activity Time Tracker | Yes, with daily limits | No | In your browser, its code says | Free, open source |
| Browser Time Tracker | Yes, a timeline of pages, with tags and CSV export | No | In your browser, no account | Free |
| historoo | Yes, by site, day and week | Pro: Regulars and Tidy up close the tabs you can get back | On your computer. Pro’s sync copy goes to your own Google Drive, encrypted | Free. Pro free in the beta |
Tidying tabs
OneTab
Click its button and every open tab turns into a list on one page, which frees up memory. Restore them one at a time or all at once, or share a list as a web page. Its optional sync between computers is end-to-end encrypted, its help pages say. It doesn’t track time.
Workona
Workona groups tabs into workspaces, say one per project, and saves them to your Workona account so you can switch between them and pick them up on another computer. It suits people who juggle projects all day. There’s a free plan and paid plans. It doesn’t track time spent on sites.
Tab Manager Plus
A free, open source extension that shows all your tabs and windows in one view, lets you search them, save windows for later and limit how many tabs a window can have. It’s simple and has no account.
Tracking your time
Web Activity Time Tracker
Counts how long you spend on each site and shows daily and overall charts. You can set a daily limit for a site and block it when time’s up. Its open source code keeps everything in the browser’s own storage. Its original author says the Chrome Web Store version has since been sold, so check the current listing.
Browser Time Tracker
A free extension from the makers of ManicTime. It records the pages you visit on a timeline, separates active from idle time, and lets you tag time by client or project and export timesheets as CSV. Everything stays in Chrome on your computer, with no account. It suits people who bill for their time.
Doing both: historoo
historoo is ours. It shows your screen time for Chrome: how long each site was on your screen, by day and week, and when you’re usually online. It stops counting when you walk away. There’s an optional look back at last week, and optional reminders when you’ve been on one site for hours. They’re all off until you turn them on.
For tabs, Pro notices the pages you keep going back to and lists them as your Regulars. Tidy up ticks the open tabs that are safe to close, because historoo can bring them back, and closes them. Changed your mind? Undo. Your Regulars open again in one click, as a tab group. historoo also saves what you saw, the pages, pictures and videos, so a tab you closed weeks ago is still one search away.
It doesn’t save named sets of tabs or workspaces, or make timesheets. If that’s what you need, use OneTab, Workona or Browser Time Tracker alongside it.
Common questions
Is there a Chrome extension that tracks screen time and tidies tabs?
Most extensions do one or the other. historoo does both: it shows how long you spend on each site, by day and week, and with Pro it lists the pages you keep going back to and closes the tabs that are safe to close. If you want detailed timesheets, Browser Time Tracker is better for the time side. If you want to save and name sets of tabs, OneTab or Workona is better for the tab side.
How can I see how much time I spend on websites in Chrome?
Chrome doesn’t show it. A time tracking extension counts how long each site is on your screen. Web Activity Time Tracker, Browser Time Tracker and historoo all do this on your computer, without an account.
How do I close lots of tabs without losing them?
OneTab turns your open tabs into a list you can restore later. Workona and Tab Manager Plus let you save windows or workspaces. historoo Pro’s Tidy up ticks the tabs that are safe to close, because historoo can bring them back, closes them, and lets you undo. Your Regulars open again in one click, as a tab group.
See where your time goes, and close those tabs
Free, with no account. Everything stays on your computer.