Session managers for Mozilla Firefox
The standard functionality of the Mozilla Firefox browser allows s to perform many useful actions that greatly simplify the process of interacting with Internet pages. This includes the ability to restore previous sessions using the built-in tool. However, its options are not enough as it is only intended to open the last closed tabs. Because of this, third-party developers have created many similar solutions, but with expanded functionality. This is what we will talk about in today's article.
We have not included the standard session manager in this list as it does not allow you to manage them yourself but only works for recovery. However, if you have consulted this article for exact information on this tool, we recommend that you read other material on our website by clicking the link below. All available session recovery methods are described in detail there.
Read more: Restore a previous session in Mozilla Firefox
My Sessions
The first extension on our list today is called MySessions, from which the main purpose of this tool is already clear. After installing it from the official store, the receives a new menu in which at any time they can save the current state of the web browser, including private windows, hidden tabs and the action of other add-ons. There are no restrictions on making copies, so the does not experience any problems if they need to make several different copies at the same time and apply them in the future. If any of the windows or, for example, specific tabs should not be logged in for recovery, the corresponding checkboxes are simply unchecked in the MySessions main menu.
Separately, we want to talk about the parameters of the plugin in question. In fact, there are many useful items in the settings window to help you if you need to change the standard options. Here you can configure private window saving, auto save, and choose settings for hidden tabs that are specific to plugins. Weak equipment owners are advised to pay attention to the TimeLine feature. Save all windows and tabs for a specified period of time with certain restrictions on open items. This option acts as an analog of autosave, not so much loading components.
Let's summarize the MySessions. This is a great session manager that provides a lot of useful features for those s who are interested in persistently saving their browser state, and the standard built-in tool just doesn't work for it. You can it through the official Firefox store in just a few clicks.
MySessions from Mozilla Plugins
Tab session manager
Tab Session Manager is another similar extension that works in the same way as the representative above. Through the pop-up menu of the plugin, which is available to open and as a separate tab, the automatic and personalized saving of the session is carried out. For each of these entries, you can set an arbitrary name and set labels. In addition, there is information about the number of content pages and the time of the last save. From here, you can go to the records and delete them. The list with sessions is ordered by different parameters, for example, by novelty, alphabet or the date of the last changes.
Now let's take a look at the basic setup. There are a bit more of them here than in the MySessions tool above, but the aforementioned parameters are also present, for example saving private windows and setting automatic session refresh. You can customize the tree-style tabs to restore their state, but this will take more time. Also, here you can configure a list of pages that will not be subject to save sessions and the maximum number of rewrites per session.
In the main menu of the Session Manager tab, the second section is called Sessions . It is suitable for exporting or importing recordings saved as separate files, allowing it to be used even in a different browser. Here you can also enter a list of sites to create a new session from them, and at the bottom there is a button «Delete all sessions» .
In the end, we want to mention the presence of hotkeys. There aren't that many here, but they will greatly simplify the process of interacting with the Tab Session Manager. Each of these combinations is manually configured by the at their discretion. If you are not using the auto save function, pay attention to «Save session» . Specify a combination for this option to apply it quickly.
Tab Session Manager from Mozilla Plugins
Tabboo - Session Manager
The next extension we want to review as part of today's material is suitable for s who want a minimal set of additional features, focusing solely on saving sessions. The capabilities of Tabboo - Session Manager only include the creation of an unlimited number of records with the specified tabs. In addition, these tabs will be available for deletion and any session is edited at the 's discretion, including the title of the record. If there are a large number of sessions created, the Tabboo - Session Manager developers suggest using the built-in search by name. We suggest installing this free plugin to quickly understand its functionality.
Tabboo - Mozilla Plugins Session Manager
Session synchronization
The Session Sync plugin has a similar interface to the other Mozilla Firefox session management extensions discussed above. After installation, a corresponding button is added to the top . Click on it to open the Session Synchronization main menu. This window is divided into several sections and a with additional tools. The first tab is called "Session" and displays a list of saved sessions. If you change to "Record", you can not only track the pages you visit, but also add them to your favorites or attach them to any of your saved sessions. When you first look at Session Synchronization, you will notice that there is no button to add a new session. The thing is that this tool is called through the context menu, and it appears after pressing RMB in an empty space in the section "Session" . Items on the top bar allow you to navigate to a tab, add it to your favorites, or overwrite the current save.
Let's talk about the settings present in Session Sync. To open this menu, you need to click on the button in the form of three vertical dots, which is located to the right of the toolbar, and select the item "Options" there . Now you can customize the sizes and fonts of the extension window as you like. In the category « interface scale»there are up to six points assigned for this. Decrease or increase the values to adjust to the optimal size. Then comes the control of the mouse buttons and hotkeys. Here you can edit the actions that will be performed when you press the saved buttons or keys. In most cases, everything is left as default, but nothing prevents you from adjusting these parameters yourself. If you need to import or export the current save sessions, use the function «Export / Import» .
As you can see, Session Sync is a very convenient and feature-rich solution for managing sessions in this browser. Even novice s who don't speak English can figure out how to interact with it, as the interface is designed intuitively. If you want to learn more about all the available options, we recommend that you read the official developer guides, the links to which you will find in the main menu of this plugin.
Session Sync from Mozilla Plugins
Session manager
Session Boss is another extension that fits the topic of our article today. In the main window, you can click a dedicated button to save a session consisting of an unlimited number of tabs. You then have access to edit these same sessions, including renaming them, adding or removing tabs. All pages saved in the selected session will be displayed in the correct order line by line.
Also, in the same window, you can switch to other tabs. Let's pay attention to "Scheduled backup" . All changes are saved here every few minutes so that they can be restored at any convenient time in the future. The appearance implementation is exactly the same as in the previous tab. If you need to find a copy that has been saved for a certain period, use the search or activate the sort mode according to the specified parameters. The names of the copies contain all the necessary information, allowing you to quickly find the desired option.
Let's talk about the Session Boss settings, which can be accessed via the pop-up menu. The coolest feature found here is called "Restore action when starting the browser" . She is responsible for restoring sessions when the browser is opened. You choose the type of recovery yourself, for example, the last copy saved or you selected it manually. Creating backups on a schedule or immediately after making changes can also be disabled or enabled by moving the corresponding slider. If you want to limit the number of sessions, change the value in the parameter «Max. sessions » . The same happens with "Max On-Change Sessions" . When the limit is reached, the old sessions will be deleted automatically.
Session Boss from Mozilla Plugins
Easy session manager
Easy Session Manager is the simplest extension we want to talk about in today's article. It has only a basic set of features, and there is no windowing, search options, or flexible editing, so this solution is last in our review. Immediately after installation, you can go to the main menu and click the assigned button to create a copy of the session. Here you can select your name, creation date, number of captured windows and incoming tabs. If it is not necessary to save some of the sites for this session, simply uncheck the corresponding item. You are not asked to select any other options when creating a session.
The transition to each created session is done by double clicking on its tile in the same main menu. If some tabs are already active when they are opened, they can be replaced by updating them. For it, se book a special option "Replace current tabs" . At the bottom are two additional buttons that allow you to export or import saved settings. All this will help in the future to simply restore the settings or transfer them to another computer.
However, the easier editing function of Easy Session Manager is still present. It allows you to change the name of the session, remove the present tabs or windows. The last option in this window is called «Create new session» . It allows you not to change this session immediately after editing, but simply to create a new one according to the set parameters. As you can see, this solution lacks many interesting options, which we talked about when reviewing other solutions, however, Easy Session Manager copes with its tasks, so it can be useful for a certain circle of s.
Easy Session Manager from Mozilla Plugins
All of these were extensions for Mozilla Firefox that serve as session managers. As you can see, all the tools are somewhat similar to each other, but if you dig into all the capabilities of the tools, it won't be difficult to find cool features that distinguish a particular addition from the rest.