What Wyrd does
Wyrd is a Chrome extension: type >, a space and a word you chose in the address bar, and Chrome opens the page, the search or the tabs you keep under it. No account, no server; your keywords stay in your own Chrome.
The page you mean
Get to a page, a search or a record in one word, without remembering where it lives: a keyword can hold a page, a search with %s, numbered blanks (%1, %2), aliases and several pages at once.
The same words for everyone
A household or team keeps one list of keywords in a Google Sheet, a GitHub file or any https file. Change an address once, in the list. Invite links make subscribing one click, and an organisation can preset lists by Chrome policy.
Tabs, put away by name
> /clear research saves a window's tabs under a name and closes them; > tabs/research brings them back. The 10 most recent follow you through your own Chrome sync.
One tab per site
> /dedupe keeps one tab from each site and saves the rest as a bundle, so a window full of copies becomes one tab per site and nothing is lost.
Free for individuals, friends and family. What Wyrd is · Shared lists for teams · Permissions and data
Side by side
Each page has a table with the same questions for both sides, what the other tool does well, and when to choose it.
An alternative to GoLinks
According to their sites, go-links services such as GoLinks and Trotto host short links for a whole company, with accounts, admin and analytics. Wyrd gives a team shared keywords instead, from a list the team already keeps, with no server and no accounts.
ALTERNATIVES / 02An alternative to Chrome site search shortcuts
Chrome's own site search is built in and made for searching a site with %s. Wyrd keywords can also open plain pages, fill several blanks, open several pages, come from a shared list, or bring back tabs.
ALTERNATIVES / 03An alternative to bookmarks
Bookmarks are built in, visual and good for a collection you browse. Wyrd is for the pages you already know you want: type one word, and share one live list with a household or team.
ALTERNATIVES / 04An alternative to OneTab, Session Buddy and Toby
According to their sites, OneTab turns every tab into a list in one click, Session Buddy keeps snapshots of your sessions, and Toby puts tabs on boards. Wyrd puts a window's tabs away under a name and brings them back when you type it.
How to choose
Many people use more than one: Wyrd leaves your bookmarks and your search engine settings as they are.
| If you want… | Choose |
|---|---|
| Short links anyone in a company can click in chat, email and documents, in any browser, with an admin console and analytics | A go-links service such as GoLinks or Trotto |
| The same keywords for a household or team from a Google Sheet or GitHub file, with no server and no accounts | Wyrd shared lists |
| To search a few sites from the address bar, with nothing to install | Chrome site search shortcuts |
| To type a word and open your own page, search or fill-in-the-blank address | Wyrd keywords |
| To browse and click links from a bar or folders | Bookmarks |
| To turn every open tab into one list, in one click | OneTab |
| To look back through snapshots of earlier sessions | Session Buddy |
| Visual boards of tabs, synced with an account | Toby |
| To put a window's tabs away under a name and bring them back by typing it | Wyrd tab bundles |
Checked September 2026. Features and prices change; check their own pages. GoLinks, Trotto, OneTab, Session Buddy, Toby and Chrome are trademarks of their respective owners. Wyrd is independent and not affiliated with them.
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