Observed arrival · 2026-09-21
Retrace, the tab-session manager that keeps its distance
A Chrome and Edge extension that saves, searches, organizes, and reopens browser windows as private sessions stored on your device.
- For
- People who work across many browser tab sessions
- Worth noticing
- It preserves Chrome tab-group names and colors, and can summarize sessions with supported on-device browser AI.
Field notes
The extension presents three coordinated interfaces—popup, side panel, and full page—and lets users save the current window from any of them or by shortcut. Its session model includes Spaces, pinning, archiving, search, sorting, bulk actions, and a 30-day trash. Retrace says supported browser models can generate local summaries and organization, while unsupported devices receive domain-based summaries. The Chrome and Edge builds share the free core, but the listed Pro features are available only in the Edge version.
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