Toby Alternative for Chrome: 5 BEST Free Options (2026)

Key takeaways

• Toby was free until 2024. Then came a 60-item limit, mandatory account, and reports of collections disappearing.
• Local-only tools store nothing on remote servers. The exit is clear if you hit the limit or lost data.
• SuperchargeNavigation is unlimited, local-only, and free: no account, no item cap, no cloud dependency.

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

Issue	Details
60-item free tier limit	Saved tabs beyond 60 locked unless you pay
Mandatory account creation	Local collections required a login to access
Reported data loss	Multiple users reported collections vanishing after login prompts
Price	Paid subscription for unlimited access
Storage model	Cloud-dependent — tabs inaccessible if Toby’s servers are slow

Toby’s current rating on the Chrome Web Store is approximately 4.0 stars, with recent reviews focused on the subscription transition.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Toby Free	Toby Paid	SuperchargeNavigation
Saved item limit	60 items	Unlimited	No limit
Account required	Yes	Yes	No
Storage	Cloud	Cloud	100% local
Offline access	Partial (cached)	Partial (cached)	Full
Tab view	New tab page (card grid)	New tab page (card grid)	Side panel vertical tabs
Vertical tabs	No	No	Yes
Named workspaces	Limited	Yes	Yes, unlimited
Session time-travel	No	No	Yes (50 auto-snapshots)
Tab search	No	No	Yes (Alt+K)
Price	Free (60 items)	Paid subscription	Free
Data stays on device	No	No	Yes

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
• 100% local storage — no account, no server, no sync service. Your tab data stays on your device.

Note: SuperchargeNavigation does not sync across devices. If cross-device sync is a requirement, Toby’s paid tier or Workona remain the options for that use case.

Who Should Choose What

If you need…	Use
Free, unlimited, local tab organization	SuperchargeNavigation
Visual card grid layout	Toby (paid)
Cross-device sync	Toby (paid) or Workona
Vertical tabs + workspaces in a sidebar	SuperchargeNavigation
Team sharing and collaboration	Workona

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, 100% local. The one thing it doesn’t do is sync across devices — if that’s a hard requirement, Toby paid or Workona are the options.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is SuperchargeNavigation actually free?

Yes. No item limits, no subscription for core features. If a paid tier is introduced in future, core tab management stays free.

Can I import Toby collections into SuperchargeNavigation?

Direct import is not available. Open the tabs you want to keep, then save them as a workspace in SuperchargeNavigation.

Does SuperchargeNavigation sync across devices?

No cross-device sync. For users leaving Toby because of cloud sync failures, local-only storage is the feature, not a limitation.