Tab Restore is a Chrome add-on developed by Banana. It falls under the category of Browsers and is specifically classified as an Add-ons & Tools subcategory. This free program aims to help users restore recently closed tabs and window sessions.

Tab Restore utilizes the chrome.sessions API released in Chrome 37 to provide a comprehensive restoration experience. It not only reopens pages with the same URLs but also restores the full navigation histories and even the tabs that were closed during the previous Chrome session.

To restore closed sessions, users need to press Ctrl+Shift+T after opening Chrome. This action activates the last closed sessions from the previous Chrome session. It's worth noting that this feature is specifically for Windows users, as Chrome for OS X seems to have this functionality by default.

Additionally, Tab Restore offers the convenience of using hotkeys (1~9) to quickly open the most recent sessions.

In terms of updates, versionreleased on October 23, 2015) addresses bug fixes. Versionalso released on October 23, 2015) introduces the ability to expand and open window sessions independently, fixes text selectability issues, and resolves icon set inconsistencies.