Simple Discard Tab

Discards tabs that are inactive for 3 minutes to free up memory, while still preserving the tabs state when you click on them again.
Simple Discard Tab is a Chrome extension that discards tabs inactive for 3 minutes to free up memory. It preserves tab state and immediately reloads them on focus/click. The extension requires no special permissions and provides a whitelist option to prevent discarding specific websites.
Manifest V2
By: em_te
Users: 41
-3
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 0.3.7 (Last updated: 2021-05-12)
Creation date: 2021-05-12
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
  • storage
Size: 19.63K
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: a day ago

Other platforms

Simple Discard Tab (v0.3.3)
125 4.55 (11)
Simple Discard Tab (v0.3.5)
193 5.00 (1)

User reviews

I'm using it in Vivaldi and it does what it says.
by Shaun A., 2024-06-27
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Extension safety

Risk impact
Low risk impact

Simple Discard Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
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Risk likelihood
Very low risk likelihood

Simple Discard Tab has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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