● Private by design · nothing leaves your device

Turn a mess of tabs into sessions you can come back to.

Save any window as a session in one click, pin the ones that matter, search across all of them, and reopen a whole set whenever you need it. No account, no sync, no network calls.

Add to Chrome — free Add to Edge — free

Free on both Chrome and Edge. The Edge version adds an optional Backup & restore unlock — one-time $10, details below.

Everything you need to retrace your steps

Three surfaces — popup, side panel, full page — that all share one design. Save from any of them, or with a keyboard shortcut.

⧉One-click sessions

Save the current window as a named session from the popup, side panel, full page, or a shortcut. Re-saving the same window refreshes it instead of piling up duplicates.

★Pin & archive

Pin the sessions that matter so they reopen when your browser starts. Archive the rest to keep your list clean without losing anything.

◧Spaces

Folders that gather related sessions over time, with optional AI auto-organize that files loose sessions into the right Space.

⌕Search & history

Search every session by title, summary, or tab. Restore recently closed windows, and browse a searchable log of what you did.

✦On-device AI — 100% local

On Chrome and Edge, when your device supports its built-in AI (Chrome's Gemini Nano or Edge's own on-device model), Retrace writes session summaries, names, tab groupings and briefs right on your machine — nothing about your tabs ever leaves the device. Falls back to clear domain-based summaries when AI isn't available.

◐Material 3, light & dark

A clean Material 3 interface that follows your system theme, consistent across all three surfaces.

Private isn't a setting — it's the architecture

Retrace has no servers to send your data to. That's not a promise you have to trust; it's how it's built.

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Stays on your deviceSessions, Spaces and history live in local storage. Never synced, never uploaded.

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Zero network callsNo analytics, no tracking, no remote code. Even the paid license is verified offline.

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No account, everNothing to sign up for. No email required to install and use it.

Chrome or Edge?

Retrace is free on both — here's what differs between the two builds.

Feature	Chrome	Edge
Free to install	✓	✓
Sessions, Spaces, search & history	✓	✓
On-device AIwhen your device supports it	✓	✓
Backup & restore	—	✓$10 unlock

Backup & restore

Save everything Retrace has stored to a file, and restore it on any device or after a reinstall. A one-time unlock — no subscription, no account, no sync. Available on the Microsoft Edge version of Retrace.

For Microsoft Edge

$10 once

Export your sessions, Spaces, history & settings to a file
Import to merge or fully restore on any device
License verified offline — no phone-home, ever
Yours forever — no recurring fee

Buy the unlock — $10

Secure checkout by Paddle, our payment provider. You'll receive a license key by email to paste into the Edge version of Retrace. See our Terms of Sale and Refund Policy.

After you buy

Your key unlocks Backup & restore in the Microsoft Edge version of Retrace, on the device you paste it into.

Check your email for the license key — it looks like RTRC-….
Open Retrace → Settings → Backup & restore.
Paste your key and press Unlock. It's verified on your device — Export and Import turn on right away.