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Session Rescue

Local-first Chrome extension for saving browser session snapshots, restoring tabs, and exporting/importing portable backups.

Overview

Session Rescue is a published Chrome Web Store extension for people who want a simple local backup of browser sessions. It captures normal windows and restorable tabs, supports manual and user-enabled automatic snapshots, restores sessions into a new window or the current context, and exports/imports JSON backups without a backend, account, analytics, ads, or remote code.

What It Covers

  • Captures local session snapshots with tabs, window grouping, titles, URLs, pinned state, and timestamps
  • Restores saved sessions into a focused new window or the current browser context
  • Exports and imports portable JSON backups so the archive is not trapped in the extension
  • Ships with CWS readiness checks, real-browser E2E coverage, and sanitized store screenshots

Stack And Topics

  • Chrome Extension
  • JavaScript
  • IndexedDB
  • Playwright
  • Chrome Web Store
  • Local-first UX

Public Signals

  • Chrome Web Store version: 0.1.4 public listing updated 2026-04-29
  • Storage model: local-only no backend, account, analytics, ads, or remote code
  • Verification stack: unit + manifest + CWS + E2E repo-local verification command

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