Is UtilEngine right for you?
A review from the people who make it, so read it as one. What it does, who it suits, what it costs, and what to know before you pay.
Get it for $49Buy it if
- You keep a lot of windows open and lose them to crashes or a stray click
- You would rather type a few letters than click through menus
- You want AI on the page, on your own OpenRouter key or a model on your computer
- You would rather pay once than add another subscription
Skip it if
- You use Firefox or Safari. It runs on Chrome, Brave, Edge, and other Chromium browsers
- You want to try before paying. There is no trial, there is a 14-day refund
- You want AI that works with no setup. It needs your own OpenRouter key or a local model server
What you get
Every feature, what it does, and when it earns its place.
| Feature | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions and snapshots | Save any window and restore it anywhere. Snapshots of every window run hourly and are kept for 14 days. | Best for Anyone who keeps work in windows and has lost one to a crash. |
| Launcher | One shortcut on any page. Search tabs, history, bookmarks, and downloads, run 60+ commands. | Best for People who would rather type three letters than reach for the mouse. |
| AI | Chat, Ask AI, and your own commands. Reads the page and searches your tabs. 89 models through OpenRouter, or one on your own computer. | Best for Asking about the page you are on without opening another tab. |
| Snippets | Text with blanks, filled in the launcher, inserted into any field, and synced to your account. | Best for Replies, sign-offs, and forms you type more than twice a week. |
| Tools | A calculator that handles units and currencies, find and replace, text clean-up, JSON, hashes, JWT, and image conversion, all without leaving the page. | Best for Quick math, conversions, and JSON in the middle of other work. |
| Tab suspender | Sleep one tab or a whole window and get the memory back. Works with Chrome's Memory Saver. | Best for A laptop with 40 tabs open and a fan that will not stop. |
| Sync | Sessions, quicklinks, snippets, AI commands, and settings follow your account on up to 10 devices. | Best for The same setup at work and at home. |
What it costs
What you pay, and the one thing it does not cover.
AI is the one thing not in that number. You bring an OpenRouter key and pay OpenRouter for what you use, with no markup from us, or run a model on your own computer for nothing per token. Everything else works without either.
How it compares
If you are weighing UtilEngine against a tool you already use, start here. Each row opens the full comparison.
Every comparison, by job
UtilEngine- vs Session BuddyNow Local only, paid sync announcedWith UtilEngine Sessions sync, snapshots every hour
- vs WorkonaNow Workspaces on a subscriptionWith UtilEngine One payment, every feature
- vs TobyNow Tabs as cards on a boardWith UtilEngine Whole windows, tabs in order
- vs OneTabNow Free list on one machine, sync costs extraWith UtilEngine Synced sessions, hourly snapshots
- vs The Great SuspenderNow Removed in 2021, suspended tabs lostWith UtilEngine Native sleep, tabs keep their URL
- vs Text BlazeNow A typed shortcut, like /tyWith UtilEngine Pick the snippet by name
- vs MaxAINow A sidebar on a monthly planWith UtilEngine Your own key, at provider prices
- vs Page AssistNow A free sidebar for local modelsWith UtilEngine Local or cloud models, inside a launcher
See for yourself
Store reviews and the public roadmap live off this site. The changelog lists every release.
Common questions
Is UtilEngine free?
No. It is $49 once, with every future update included and no subscription. If you use the AI, OpenRouter bills that usage separately at their prices.
Is there a trial?
No trial. You get 14 days to refund, no questions asked.
Who makes UtilEngine?
UnveelWorks, the team behind Hoverify, Vidferry, and SVGLogo.
Do you collect my data?
Only what your account needs. You sign in once with Google or your purchase email, and we store your account details, your purchase record, and the browsers you have signed in on. If you use sync, your saved sessions, quicklinks, snippets, AI commands, and settings are stored so they can follow you. Your OpenRouter key is never synced. Your browsing history and page content never reach our servers.
Which browsers does it support?
Chrome, Brave, Edge, and other Chromium browsers. Firefox support is on the roadmap. Safari is not.
Why write a review of your own product?
Because people search for one and the homepage does not answer it. Read the Chrome Web Store reviews as well, then use the 14-day refund as your trial.
Does the AI work without an OpenRouter account?
Yes, with a model on your own computer. Set Provider to Local server in AI Settings and connect Ollama, LM Studio, or another OpenAI-compatible server. Web search needs OpenRouter, and everything outside the AI works with neither.
What happens when I sign out?
Your sessions, quicklinks, snippets, AI commands, and settings leave that browser and come back when you sign in again. Your OpenRouter key and local server settings are removed too, so you add them again. Chats and snapshots stay on the machine for 30 days, or Erase and Deactivate clears them right away.
Does a session restore tab groups?
Not yet. A session keeps every tab, its order, and which ones were pinned, but not the group it sat in.
Pay once, keep it forever
Sessions, snapshots, AI, and 60+ commands in one launcher. 14 days to change your mind.
Get it for $49One-time payment. 14-day refund, no questions asked.
