Released October 10, 2026.
Switching tab managers used to mean starting over. Years of saved links stayed behind in the old tool, or turned into an export file nobody opened again.
TabBud 2.3 is about moving in and moving out freely. Bring your tabs in from just about anywhere, and take everything out, anytime, in a format other tools can read. Import and export are included on every plan.
Import from just about anywhere
TabBud reads:
- Bookmark files from Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc, and any other browser that exports one
- Tab managers, with purpose-built support for OneTab, Toby, Session Buddy, Workona and Tab Manager Plus
- Bookmark managers: Raindrop.io and Pocket exports
- Plain files: CSV and Markdown
- A pasted list of links from a note, a doc or an email
Using something TabBud doesn’t recognize? It still reads the file and pulls out every link, so you never lose a link to an unfamiliar format.
Import straight from your browser
You don’t need an export file at all. Pull in the bookmarks from the browser you’re already using, folders included. Nested folders become clearly named Collections, so Work / Design / Refs stays separate from Personal / Refs.
See what will happen before anything is saved
A preview screen shows:
- How many links and Collections are about to be created
- Which Space they’ll land in
- How much room your plan has, and exactly what will fit
Nothing is written until you press the button, so you never end up with a half-finished import.
Skip links you already have
Duplicate detection is on by default and checks against everything already in TabBud. It recognizes the same page even when the link looks different: tracking tags, www., a trailing slash, or query parameters in another order. It also catches duplicates inside the file itself, so a bookmark filed in two folders is saved once.
Changed your mind? Undo it
Undo this import removes exactly what that import created. Everything else in the Space stays where it was.
Export everything, anytime
Export everything, a single Space or a single Collection as:
| Format | Best for |
|---|---|
| Bookmarks file (.html) | Every browser, Raindrop, Pocket and most bookmark tools |
| TabBud backup (.json) | A lossless backup: re-import it and get your Spaces, Collections and colors back |
| Spreadsheet (.csv) | Google Sheets, Excel and Notion |
| Markdown (.md) | Obsidian and other notes apps, grouped by heading |
Exports are generated instantly on your own device: no waiting, no upload.
Built for big libraries
- Large imports are saved in batches, with a live progress bar
- Close the tab mid-import and whatever was already saved stays saved
- Thousands of bookmarks import without freezing
Where to find it
Import and Export are in the account menu, in Settings, and in the empty Bookmarks view.
Switching from another tab manager?
See how TabBud compares with the tool you’re leaving: Toby, OneTab, Workona or Session Buddy. All comparisons are on the compare page.
Get TabBud 2.3
Your browser updates TabBud automatically. New to TabBud? Install it free and follow the one-minute setup guide.
Full release notes are on the changelog. Next release: TabBud 2.4: AI Collection Summaries. Previous release: TabBud 2.2.