ToolrailWhat comes over
- Each collection, as a saved session with its name
- Its windows, with every tab's address and title
- Pinned tabs, still pinned
Switching from Session BuddyMove your Session Buddy collections to Toolrail.
Move your Session Buddy collections to Toolrail.
One subscription for the whole stack.
Export your collections from Session Buddy as a JSON file, drop it into Toolrail, and each collection becomes a saved session with its windows and tabs. Sessions are kept in your account, so they're on every browser you sign in to. Tabs & sessions is one tool in a side panel that also has a screen recorder, full-page screenshots and short links.
Every tool has a free planImport free, up to 25 sessionsPremium from $20/month, no free-plan limits
Who it's for
Made for you if…
- You save your windows as collections to restore them later.
- You want your saved sessions on more than one computer.
- You pay for several browser tools and want one subscription.
Bring your data
Move from Session Buddy to Toolrail
Each collection as a saved session, with its windows, tabs and pinned tabs.
- In Session Buddy, click the gear icon and choose Export.
- Choose all collections or the ones you selected, pick JSON as the format, and save the file.
- In Toolrail, open Tabs & sessions on the web, press Import and drop the file.
- Check how many sessions and tabs it found, then import.
What doesn't
- Session Buddy's history: its export covers saved collections only
- Tab groups: their tabs come over without the group
Import from Session Buddy You'll see what comes over before anything is added.
What to expect
Tabs & sessions in Toolrail, next to Session Buddy
Where Toolrail is as good or better, and where it's different. Where Session Buddy does more, we say so.
As good or better
- Sessions are kept in your account as well as this browser, so a reset or a new computer doesn't lose them.
- Restore a session in a new window or this one, and search every saved tab by title or address.
- Automatic snapshots of your open windows, and of whatever was open when Chrome closed.
- One subscription for your session manager and the rest of your browser tools.
Different
- The free plan keeps 25 saved sessions; Premium removes the limit.
- Toolrail needs a free account, since that's where your sessions are kept.
The math
One subscription instead of a stack
This is one job. Toolrail also does the jobs below, in the same side panel, with one sign-in. Paying for the leading app for each costs $1,253 a year more.
| The job | Typical app | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Record your screen | Top screen recorderBusiness plan with AI, billed monthly | $24 |
| Edit, sign and convert PDFs | Top PDF editorPro plan, yearly commitment billed monthly | $19.99 |
| Notes and clips on any page | Top web highlighterPro plan, billed monthly | $15 |
| Save articles, highlight and read them later | Top read-later appPaid plan, billed monthly | $12.99 |
| Short links and QR codes | Top link shortenerEntry plan, sold yearly only ($120/year) | $10 |
| Block distracting sites | Top site blockerPremium plan, billed monthly | $8.99 |
| Capture and mark up screenshots | Top screenshot extensionPro plan, billed monthly | $8 |
| Reminders by notification and email | Top reminders appPro plan, billed monthly | $7 |
| Track time on projects and report it | Top time trackerStandard plan, billed monthly | $6.99 |
| Save, restore and share tab sessions | Top tab and session managerProductivity plan, billed monthly | $6 |
| Know when your emails are opened | Top email trackerPlan with link tracking, billed monthly | $5.99 |
| Text templates and shortcuts | Top text expanderPro plan, billed monthly | $3.49 |
| Organize your bookmarks | Top bookmark managerPro plan, billed monthly | $3 |
| Draw and highlight on screen | Top screen annotation appPro plan, billed monthly | $3 |
| Paying for each one separately | ||
| Toolrail Pro, every tool and feature included | $30/month | |
You keep $104.44 a monthThat's $1,253 a year back in your pocket.
Prices are the published US price of the leading app for each job, for one person, billed monthly where it's offered (two only sell yearly, so those show the yearly price per month), checked October 2026. Those apps differ from Toolrail in places, and some do more in their own field.
Questions
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Which export format should I pick?
JSON. It's the one that keeps each collection's windows and pinned tabs.
What if I have more than 25 collections?
The free plan keeps 25 saved sessions, so the importer brings in the first ones that fit and says how many didn't. Premium removes the limit.
Does my Session Buddy history come over?
No. Session Buddy's export covers saved collections only. Toolrail starts its own snapshots of your windows once it's installed.
Is Toolrail free?
Yes. Every tool works on the free plan, with a few limits. Premium removes the limits and adds features like share links and cloud storage, for every tool at once. Pro adds signatures, Office conversions and bookmark cleanups on top. You only add a card if you decide to upgrade.
More switching guides
Moving from something else too?
Bring your data, then drop the extra subscriptions.
Every tool has a free plan. Install Toolrail, import your file, and keep only the subscriptions you still need.
Add to Chrome, freeSession Buddy is a trademark of its owner, who isn't affiliated with or endorsing Toolrail. We name it only to help you move your data.