Workspaces stay on your device
NexaTabs is local-first. Workspaces, notes, and settings use chrome.storage.local on that browser profile. There is no NexaTabs account and no vendor cloud sync. You can export and import JSON backups yourself from Dashboard or popup Settings.
Website icons: NexaTabs reads website icons from the browser's local icon cache first. With "Load website icons from the internet" on (the default), a missing icon may be loaded from the website or Google's favicon service. With it off, NexaTabs makes no network requests for icons. Missing icons then show a simple fallback.
Local-only is not the same as encryption: use OS disk encryption for at-rest protection. NexaTabs also does not block third-party tracking on the websites you open - those sites still run their own scripts. The guarantee is narrower and clearer: NexaTabs does not upload your workspace graph.
Habit-based smart suggestions, when enabled, also stay local.
Limitations
Does not encrypt data by itself; does not block website tracking on live pages; with the default icon setting, a missing website icon may be loaded from the website or Google's favicon service.
FAQs
Is there a NexaTabs account?
No.
Does data leave the device?
Your workspaces and settings are not uploaded by NexaTabs. Website icons are read from the browser's local icon cache first; with "Load website icons from the internet" on (the default), a missing icon may be loaded from the website or Google's favicon service, and with it off there are no network requests for icons. Sites you visit are separate.
Can I back up?
Yes, via JSON export in the dashboard or popup Settings.
Is it free?
The present form is free; that is not a promise about every future edition.