Add to Chrome — freeOne-Click Restore
Click any saved collection and its tabs open together, in the order you saved them.
Restore a Whole Session in One Click
Open Zen Tabz, pick a saved collection, and every tab comes back at once, Chrome tab groups and pinned tabs included. No hunting through history, no rebuilding the window by hand.
What restoring with Zen Tabz gives you
Restore the arrangement, not just the links
Chrome can reopen a recently closed tab, and its built-in session restore can bring back your last session. Both are useful, and both reach back roughly one session. Zen Tabz restore is different: it opens a collection you saved earlier, so you can return to a project weeks later and get the same tabs, in the same tab groups, with pinned tabs still pinned.
- Open every tab in a collection at once, in order.
- Recreate Chrome tab groups with their names and colours.
- Restore pinned tabs in their pinned state.
- Choose whether a collection opens in the current window or a new one.
Restore now, or after a crash
Because a collection is saved before you close anything, restore never depends on Chrome having shut down cleanly. A crash, a forced quit, or a plain end-of-day close all end the same way: open Zen Tabz, pick the collection, and you are back. If your tabs are already gone and you have not saved them yet, start with the recovery steps in our guide to restoring tabs in Chrome.
Restore Features
Session Restore
Restore a full session across windows rather than rebuilding it tab by tab.
Group Restore
Chrome tab groups come back with names, colours, and structure preserved.
Pinned Tabs Restored
Pinned tabs reopen as pinned, so your always-on tabs stay in place.
New Window Option
Open a collection into a fresh window, or into the one you are already using.
Search Before You Restore
Find the right collection by name or content when you have dozens saved.
Step-by-Step Guide
How to Restore Saved Tabs in Chrome
From a closed window to a full session, in four steps.
1
Open Zen Tabz
Click the Zen Tabz icon in your Chrome toolbar.
2
Find the collection
Browse the list or search by name to find the session you saved earlier.
3
Choose where it opens
Restore into the current window, or open the collection in a new window.
4
Carry on
Every tab reopens in order, with Chrome tab groups and pinned tabs intact.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I restore saved tabs in Chrome?
- Open the Zen Tabz extension, choose a saved collection, and restore it. All of the tabs in that collection reopen at once, with tab groups and pinned tabs preserved.
- Can I restore tabs after Chrome has closed or crashed?
- Yes, as long as you saved the session first. Because the collection is stored before you close anything, restore does not depend on Chrome shutting down cleanly. For tabs you never saved, see our guide to restoring tabs in Chrome.
- Does restoring bring back tab groups?
- Yes. Chrome tab groups are recreated with their names, colours, and tab order when you restore a saved collection.
- Can I restore just some of a collection?
- You can open a collection and then close any tabs you do not need. Collections are saved as a set so the whole context comes back together.
Restore Your Tabs Instantly
One click to bring back a whole session, tab groups and pinned tabs included. Free for Chrome.
Works on Chrome 110+. No account required.