# Auto Tab Reaper

> Automatically discard or suspend tabs after a short amount of time to preserve system resources

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `auto-tab-reaper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chris Trotman
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 12
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-12-29
- **First published:** 2020-09-27
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-tab-reaper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/solarnz/auto-tab-reaper/issues](https://github.com/solarnz/auto-tab-reaper/issues)

## Description

Auto Tab Reaper is a Firefox add-on that automatically discards or suspends tabs after a short amount of time, helping to preserve system resources. It skips pinned and audible tabs by default, but this can be customized. The default delay is 30 minutes, but it can be changed to 1, 5, or 10 minutes.

## Rankings

- #30,946 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `menus`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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-tab-reaper)