New Tab Suspender

A very lightweight tab suspender to suspend inactive tabs that reduces an overall memory usage of chrome

New Tab Suspender - Lightweight Chrome Extension

New Tab Suspender is a lightweight Chrome extension that suspends inactive tabs to reduce memory usage. It utilizes the native discard API of Chrome to intelligently manage tabs and optimize browser performance.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.00
(8)
Version: 1.9 (Last updated: 2022-07-25)
Creation date: 2020-09-28
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • sessions
Size: 14.38K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

A very lightweight tab suspender to suspend inactive tabs that reduces an overall memory usage of chrome. Uses a native discard API of chrome

User reviews

Definitely it has become one of my go to extensions whenever I use Chrome/Brave browsers. This helps me put to sleeps tabs that I have open for documentation when working or music when coding!
by Luis Collymoore, 2022-07-01

I have a real time RAM & CPU monitor - I could NOT see any memory reduction when using this extension...no matter changing the time and/or other settings.
by Kailasa Ishaya, 2021-12-11

Does not work.
by Rickard Åberg, 2021-06-15
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Extension safety

Risk impact

New Tab Suspender requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

New Tab Suspender may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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