CoolDeskSession Buddy

Session Buddy has rescued countless people from a crashed browser. It saves your open windows and tabs as sessions you can search and restore any time.

CoolDesk thinks in projects instead of sessions. Rather than snapshots of whatever was open, you get a workspace per project that holds its tabs, apps, files and notes, and one search that covers all of them.

If you're choosing between saving sessions and organising projects, here's the honest comparison.

01 · The short answer

Skip the reading — which one is for you?

Pick Session Buddy if…

  • Crash recovery and session backups are all you need
  • You like keeping dated snapshots of your windows
  • You want the lightest possible tool

Pick CoolDesk if…

  • You want your tabs organised by project, not by when you saved them
  • Your work spans apps and files as well as tabs
  • You want one hotkey to find anything, from any app

02 · The difference

Where CoolDesk pulls ahead

Projects, not snapshots

A session is whatever happened to be open. A CoolDesk workspace is a project you shape over time — and its AI can group your open tabs into projects for you.

More than the browser

CoolDesk's desktop app brings running apps, folders and files into the same workspace and the same search.

Search from anywhere

Alt+K works from any app, not just a browser tab, and jumps to an already-open tab or window instead of opening a copy.

Keep it in view

Show a project as a sidebar, a dock at the screen edge or full screen, with notes and todos alongside its tabs.

03 · The scoreboard

Side by side

Session BuddyCoolDesk
Core ideaSave & restore sessionsProject workspaces
Crash recoveryCore featureReopen any saved workspace
SearchSaved sessionsTabs, history, bookmarks, apps, files & notes
Desktop apps & files—Built in
Notes & todos—Per project
Account requiredNeverNever
PriceFreeFree

04 · Credit where it's due

What Session Buddy does brilliantly

Reliable session saving and crash recovery
Search across saved sessions
Export sessions in several formats
Lightweight and focused

No point pretending otherwise — if these are what you need, Session Buddy is excellent at them.

05 · Common questions

Still deciding?

Can I use CoolDesk and Session Buddy together?

Yes. They don't conflict — Session Buddy as a safety net for sessions, CoolDesk for organising and switching projects.

Does CoolDesk restore tabs after a crash?

Each workspace keeps its saved tabs and links, so you reopen the whole project in one click. It isn't an automatic session snapshot tool, though.

Is CoolDesk free?

Yes — free, no account, and your data stays on your device.

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Round over

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CoolDesk is free, needs no sign-in, and runs alongside Session Buddy — nothing to migrate, nothing to lose.

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