Restore Tabs with Side Copilot

Restore Closed Tabs with Side Copilot

Accidentally closed a window? Lost your research session? Side Copilot understands the context behind your tabs and restores the exact workspace you were using — organized by task.

🧠 AI-Powered

Recover the pages that matter, not every stray tab.

👁️ Preview First

See what's recoverable before you restore anything.

🛡️ Crash-Proof

Auto-saved sessions survive unexpected restarts.

Chrome's Built-in Restore

  • —Ctrl+Shift+T reopens tabs one by one
  • —Only recent sessions available
  • —Everything reopens together — work, personal, distractions
  • —New tabs after a crash can overwrite what you wanted

Side Copilot

  • ✓Preview, filter, and restore with one command
  • ✓AI reconstructs context-rich workspaces
  • ✓Smart deduplication — only the tabs you need
  • ✓Crash-proof auto-saved sessions across devices

FEATURES

Smarter than Ctrl+Shift+T

Side Copilot doesn't just reopen tabs — it rebuilds the workspace you were using.

AI Session Reconstruction

Recover the pages that matter to your task, not every stray tab you had open.

Smart Deduplication

Avoid reopening duplicates and stale pages. Only the tabs you actually need come back.

Cross-Device Continuity

Resume your organized workspaces from any device, exactly where you left off.

Crash-Proof Workspaces

Auto-saves sessions so unexpected restarts don't derail your flow.

Preview Before Restore

See what's recoverable before you bring anything back. No more guessing.

Precision Control

Restore individual tabs, a batch of tabs, or entire windows with adjustable limits.

USE CASES

Precision control with Side Copilot

Preview what's recoverable, restore exactly what you want, and see clear results.

Did I close something important?

The scenario

You're not sure what you just closed, or you accidentally closed a window and want to see what's recoverable.

What Side Copilot does

Shows a clean preview of recently closed tabs and windows — up to 25 items — with titles, URLs, and session details.

Example prompts

"Show my recently closed items." "What tabs did I close in the last hour?" "Preview recently closed windows only."

Why it helps

No more guessing. You get a clear audit trail of what you closed, so you can make informed decisions about what to bring back.

I need my research tabs back — now

The scenario

You just closed a batch of research tabs (maybe 5, maybe 20) and need them all back immediately.

What Side Copilot does

Restores recently closed tabs in bulk. Specify how many (1–25), and get a clear results table showing what was restored.

Example prompts

"Restore my last 5 tabs." "Recover 20 recently closed tabs." "Undo my last closed tab."

Why it helps

One command brings back exactly what you need, without reopening unrelated tabs or entire windows.

I closed my entire project window

The scenario

You accidentally closed a window with your entire project workspace — maybe 10+ tabs organized for a specific task.

What Side Copilot does

Restores full windows with all their tabs intact. Restore multiple windows (1–25) and get a summary of each.

Example prompts

"Restore my last window." "Bring back 3 recently closed windows." "Recover the previous session's windows."

Why it helps

Perfect for when you need the complete workspace context, not just individual tabs.

HOW IT WORKS

Restore tabs with Side Copilot

Five steps to get your workspace back — organized and ready to go.

Step 1

Install Side Space

Get the extension at sidespace.app and sign in to enable AI-powered session recovery.

Step 2

Open Side Copilot

When you need to recover tabs, open Side Copilot from the sidebar.

Step 3

Preview what's recoverable

Run "Preview recently closed" to see tabs and windows with titles, URLs, and session details.

Step 4

Restore with precision

Choose "Restore tabs" or "Restore windows" and set how many items to bring back (1–25).

Step 5

Resume your work

Side Space reopens the right tabs in clean groups — deduplicated and organized by task.

BENEFITS

When Side Copilot shines

You don't just restore tabs — you restore focus.

Mid-project restart or OS update

What it does: Bring back the exact research set after a reboot.

Why it helps: No more reopening last week's distractions alongside your actual work.

Misclick mayhem

What it does: Closed the wrong window? Restore only that project.

Why it helps: Targeted recovery means you don't have to sift through everything.

Memory crash recovery

What it does: Recover your workspace without resurrecting dozens of unrelated tabs.

Why it helps: AI filters out the noise and restores only what matters to your task.

Cross-device handoff

What it does: Continue your workspace on your laptop exactly where you left off on desktop.

Why it helps: Seamless continuity across devices without manual bookmarking.

FAQ

Tab Restore FAQ

Side Space works across modern browsers, and it's a seamless upgrade if you live in Chrome.

AI-Powered Recovery

Stop losing your flow

Stop scrambling for how to restore tabs. Start restoring the right tabs — organized, deduplicated, and ready to work.

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