Toby Alternative for Chrome: Free, Local, No Limits (2026)

Key takeaways

• Toby was free until 2024. Then came a 60-item limit, mandatory account, and reports of collections disappearing.
• Local-first tools keep tab data on your device, not a vendor’s server. The exit is clear if you hit the limit or lost data.
• SuperchargeNavigation is unlimited and free with no account or item cap, and it syncs across your devices through Chrome’s own account sync — no SuperchargeBrowser cloud involved.

Toby was good — clean card grid, easy to organize, completely free. Then in 2024-2025 it introduced a 60-item limit on the free tier and made account creation mandatory. Users with hundreds of saved tabs hit the limit immediately, and some reported collections disappearing after the login prompt appeared. Here’s what to move to if you’ve decided to leave.

What Changed with Toby

Toby’s lifetime rating on the Chrome Web Store sits around 4.6 stars — the score was built up over years of free use, so it predates the subscription transition that newer reviews react to.

Feature Comparison

Three Groups Leaving Toby

Limit hitters — users with 100+ saved tabs who suddenly can’t add more. Existing saves remain accessible, but the ceiling is there.

Data loss reports — users who reported collections disappearing after the account creation prompt or after subscription changes. The extent of this is based on Chrome Web Store reviews and community forum reports — not something that can be independently verified.

Privacy-concerned users — users who don’t want their tab collections on a cloud service, especially one that now requires an account.

What a Workspace-Based Replacement Offers

SuperchargeNavigation is a Chrome side panel extension with vertical tabs and workspaces. Unlike Toby’s new-tab card grid, it operates as a persistent sidebar.

Key differences from Toby:

• No item limits — save as many tabs and workspaces as you need
• Vertical tabs in Chrome’s side panel — persistent sidebar with drag-and-drop, multi-select, and bulk operations
• Named workspaces — switch between named project contexts (e.g., “Research” and “Dev”) instantly, each with their own tab groups and pinned tabs
• Session time-travel — automatic snapshots every 5 minutes, up to 50 snapshots, with a slider to preview and restore any earlier state
• Alt+K command bar — search open tabs, bookmarks, and history from anywhere
• Local-first storage — workspaces live on your device, with no SuperchargeBrowser account and nothing on our servers. Opt into Chrome’s own account sync and the same workspaces appear on every Chrome or Edge install you sign into.

Note: SuperchargeNavigation’s sync runs entirely through Chrome’s built-in account sync, so it stays within one browser family and doesn’t include team sharing. If you need workspaces across different browsers or shared with a team, a hosted tool like Workona fits that case better.

Who Should Choose What

Bottom Line

Toby’s free tier has a 60-item ceiling and requires an account. If neither of those is acceptable, SuperchargeNavigation is the most direct replacement: unlimited workspaces, vertical tabs in Chrome’s side panel, session time-travel, no account, local-first storage. It also syncs across your devices through Chrome’s own account sync, so leaving Toby’s cloud doesn’t mean losing the convenience of having your workspaces follow you. The limit there: that sync stays inside Chrome and Edge and has no team sharing, so a hosted tool like Workona still wins for cross-browser or collaborative work.

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