# Automatically Unload Collapsed Tab Groups

> Automatically unload collapsed tab groups after a short delay.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `auto-unload-tab-groups`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** gautetr
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-11
- **First published:** 2026-04-08
- **Size:** 8.53 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-unload-tab-groups/)
- **Website:** [https://codeberg.org/gautetr/firefox-addon-automatically-unload-collapsed-tab-groups](https://codeberg.org/gautetr/firefox-addon-automatically-unload-collapsed-tab-groups)

## Description

Automatically unload collapsed tab groups after a 60 second delay, with the exception of the active tab group when actively switching between tabs within it.

Based on Tab Groups Unloader by Guido Berhörster: <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/tab-groups-unloader" rel="nofollow">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/tab-groups-unloader</a>

## Rankings

- #57,449 — Overall
- #192 — group

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `tabs`
- `tabGroups`

## 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-unload-tab-groups)