# Auto Suspend Tabs

> Reduce RAM usage by automatically suspending background tabs.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `auto-suspend-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Beard
- **Category:** web-development,tabs
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-21
- **First published:** 2025-03-21
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-suspend-tabs/)

## Description

Auto Suspend Tabs ensures that your browser runs efficiently by freeing up memory and suspending background tabs when needed.

## Rankings

- #55,249 — Overall
- #131 — spend

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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-suspend-tabs)