# Auto-reduce Tabs

> Close tabs before getting too many; Forcibly limits the number of tabs. You can change the limit.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-reduce-tabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-reduce-tabs)

## Overview

- **ID:** `auto-reduce-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Desktopd Collaboration
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Rating:** 2.80 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-07-27
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-reduce-tabs/)

## Description

Auto-reduce Tabs is a Firefox add-on that forcibly limits the number of browser tabs, reducing memory/CPU usage, conserving power, and keeping the desktop clean.

## Rankings

- #40,155 — Overall
- #8 — reduce
- #203 — resume

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-reduce-tabs)