NexoPad vs Workona: which one fits your tabs and links?
Workona organizes your whole browser into project spaces. NexoPad is lighter: it keeps your links and page groups next to your notes and shortcuts. Here are the differences, straight up.
Workona is one of the most complete tab managers out there. It splits your work into spaces, one per project, and saves each space's tabs on its own so you can pick up right where you left off.
NexoPad doesn't do that, and we won't pretend otherwise. It's an extension for keeping your work links at hand, opening the pages you use together in one go, and having your notes and text shortcuts in the same place. We're the NexoPad team, but we'll tell you clearly when Workona is the better fit.
What Workona does well
- Project spaces: each space holds a project's open tabs and saved resources (links and files). When you switch spaces, you only see that project's tabs.
- Saves your tabs automatically: every tab in a space is saved as you go, and you can get them back if the browser closes unexpectedly.
- Syncs across computers and can put tabs you're not using to sleep to save memory.
- Notes and tasks inside each space, plus spaces shared with your team: resources, notes and tasks are shared, but your tabs stay private.
- Works on Chrome, Edge and Firefox. It's actively maintained: its Chrome Web Store listing was updated on October 9, 2026.
Why some people look elsewhere
- You want more spaces without paying. The free account never expires, but it limits how many spaces you can create. Unlimited spaces and 90 days of session backups come with the Pro plan.
- It's more tool than you need. Workona changes the way you use your browser. If you just want to open the same five pages every morning, it may be overkill.
- You'd rather choose what gets saved. Some people don't want every tab saved automatically and prefer to save only what matters, by hand.
- You want more in one extension. If you also type the same replies every day, an extension that brings links, notes and text shortcuts together might suit you better.
Comparison table
| Workona | NexoPad | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Organizing your whole browser into project spaces | Keeping your work links at hand, next to your notes and text shortcuts |
| Saves your tabs automatically | Yes, every tab in a space | No. You decide what to save, one link at a time or with Save all tabs |
| Switching projects | Switch spaces and your tabs switch too | No spaces: you open the group of pages you need |
| Open several pages at once | Yes, by opening a space | Yes, with groups that open as a tab group with a name and color |
| Put tabs to sleep to save memory | Yes | No |
| Organization | Spaces with resources, notes and tasks | Folders and tags, filterable by folder or tag |
| Search | Across your open tabs and ones you've closed | In the popup, in the side panel, with Ctrl+K on any website and with sys + tag in the address bar |
| Also includes | Separate extensions for tasks, the new tab page and putting tabs to sleep | Notes with reminders, text shortcuts with variables and AI with your own key |
| Teams | Team plan (3-user minimum) with shared spaces | Teams plan ($12 per user per month, 3 to 25 users) with a shared vault by department |
| Free plan | Yes, no expiry, with a limited number of spaces | Yes: up to 20 links (a group counts as one) and 2 folders of your own besides General |
| Paid plans | Pro, Team and Enterprise; its pricing page didn't show the amounts | Pro: $7/month or $49/year, up to 1,000 links |
| Browsers | Chrome, Edge and Firefox | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Brave |
Working by project with NexoPad
NexoPad has no workspaces and doesn't save your session on its own. If you close the browser with twenty tabs open, NexoPad won't remember them for you. It works differently: you save the links and page groups for each project under a name, and open them when you need them.
Each project can have its own folder, for example "Development" or "Acme client", and each link its own tags. Pages you use together are saved as a group: when you open it, Chrome shows it as a tab group with its name and color. In browsers that don't support tab groups, the pages open as regular tabs.
To get there fast, type a few letters in the popup, press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on Mac) on any website, or type sys, a space and a tag in the address bar. Everything lives next to your notes and text shortcuts. And if you work in a team, the Teams plan adds a shared vault: each link can be visible to the whole company or just one department. For more ideas, see our guide to organizing your links.
Set up your first project in NexoPad
Create a folder for the project
Give it a clear name, like "Development", and save the project's links in it. The folder picker in the popup filters the list so you only see that project.
Save the tabs you use together
Open the project's pages, click the + button in the popup and choose Save all tabs. NexoPad takes the tabs in the current window: give the group a name and a color, then click Create group.
Add tags to your links
In the Tags field, type a short word, like acme. Later, when you type sys acme in the address bar, NexoPad suggests those links.
Open it when you start work
Click the group in the popup or the side panel and all its pages open. When you're done, close the tabs without worrying: the group stays saved in NexoPad.
Other Workona alternatives
Chrome tab groups
Free and already built in. You group tabs under a name and color, and when you close a group it's saved so you can reopen it another day. We explain how in how to group tabs in Chrome.
Edge workspaces
If you use Microsoft Edge, the browser itself lets you split tabs by project with its Workspaces feature. Give it a try before installing anything.
Session Buddy
Saves full sessions and restores them later. It's free and needs no account, but it stores your data on your computer and doesn't sync between machines.
Toby
Saves your tabs as visual collections on your new tab page. It has a free plan with a cap on saved tabs, plus paid plans.
When to choose each one
Choose Workona if…
You juggle several projects at once, want every tab saved automatically, want to switch projects in one click and could use tabs going to sleep to save memory. Workona does that and NexoPad doesn't.
Choose NexoPad if…
What you repeat is opening the same pages, you'd rather decide what gets saved, and you want your links, notes and text shortcuts in one lightweight extension.
Frequently asked questions
Is Workona free?
It has a free account that never expires, but it limits how many spaces you can create. Unlimited spaces and 90 days of session backups come with Pro. Its pricing page didn't show the amounts, so check them before you pay.
Does NexoPad save my tabs automatically, like Workona?
No. NexoPad doesn't save your session on its own and has no spaces. You save your tabs whenever you want with Save all tabs and reopen them later in one click. For more ways to do it, see how to save all open tabs.
How many links can I save in NexoPad?
Up to 20 on the free plan and up to 1,000 with Pro ($7 a month or $49 a year). A group counts as a single link, even if it holds several pages.
Can I share links with my team?
Yes, with the Teams plan ($12 per user per month, 3 to 25 users): you save the link in the team vault and choose whether the whole company or just one department sees it. Workona offers shared spaces on its Team plan.
Which browsers do they work on?
Workona offers its extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox. NexoPad works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Brave. Your NexoPad data syncs with your account; on the free plan, in one browser at a time.
Published on October 20, 20266 min read
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