What Is the Difference Between Free Supatabs and Supatabs PRO?

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The core tab-management features — saving open Chrome tabs to a searchable list, organizing them into groups, and filtering them by text — are presented as the base experience. Supatabs PRO adds one capability on top: syncing your saved tabs to other devices, such as an iPhone or tablet. If you only work on one computer, the base version covers what the site describes; if you need your saved tab lists on a second device, PRO is the version that provides it.

What the base version covers

According to the Supatabs site, the extension is built around three actions:

  • Saving tabs out of the tab strip. Open tabs are converted into a list inside Supatabs, which the site says can reduce Chrome RAM usage by up to 95%. The page also shows a sample figure of "234 Tabs • 14.8 GB RAM saved."
  • Grouping work sessions. Saved tabs can be organized into groups — the page shows examples like "Work" and "Secret Project," each with a tab count and creation date.
  • Filtering with a text search. A search field at the top of Supatabs lets you find a saved tab by typing part of its name, and groups can be swapped back in with your open tabs.

These are described as the everyday use of the extension, not as PRO-only features.

What PRO adds

The site's PRO section is specific: PRO syncs all of your saved tabs to your other devices, so you can reach them "whenever and wherever you are." The same filter is available there, so finding a saved tab on a phone or tablet works the same way as on the desktop.

That is the only difference the page states. It does not describe PRO as unlocking more storage, more groups, or a different saving mechanism.

Choosing between them

Your situation What the site supports
You work on one Chrome computer and mainly want a cleaner tab strip and lower RAM use The base saving, groups, and filter are described as the standard experience
You start a work session on your desktop and want to pick up the same saved tabs on an iPhone or tablet PRO is the version described as syncing saved tabs across devices
You want to confirm what a plan costs before deciding The page has a "Simple pricing, no tricks" section; check it for current plan details, since no prices are listed in the material reviewed here

A practical way to decide: list the devices you actually open Chrome on. If the answer is one, the cross-device sync that defines PRO has nothing to act on. If you regularly move between a laptop and a phone or tablet, that sync is the feature you would be paying for.

A note on the RAM claim

The "up to 95%" figure and the sample "14.8 GB RAM saved" come from Supatabs' own page. They describe the effect of moving many open tabs into a saved list rather than keeping them loaded in Chrome. Your result will depend on how many tabs you keep open and what those pages load, so treat the number as the vendor's illustration rather than a guaranteed saving.