Discard Tab
This add-on allows discarding (freezing) tabs via right-click.
Discarding, or freezing, tabs removes them from memory and stops all background activity.
The tab will continue to exist and everything will reload, if you click it.
- By:
- freddyb
- Daily users:
- 285
- Rating:
- 4.68 (22)
- Version:
- 1.0.4resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
- Version code:
- 5729123
- Creation date:
- 2017-11-08
- Permissions:
- activeTab
- storage
- tabs
- menus
- Size:
- 21.44K
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Browser Add-ons
- Updated:
- a day ago
Manifest V2
User reviews
by 天灭中共退党团队保平安, 2025-03-24
by 退出党团队远离中共邪教, 2025-02-22
Thank you so much Frederik.
Simple and reliable. Fully under your control - unlike Auto Tab Discard, which messes Firefox up if you have too many tabs.
Users: Suggest using an optional feature to indicate which tab has been discarded:
1. Firefox toolbar "hamburger menu" (a button with three horizontal lines near the top right) > Add-ons and themes, or Firefox top horizontal menu > Tools > Add-ons and themes.
2. Locate "Discard Tab"
3. tab Preferences > check: Prepend snowflake to discarded tabs.
by Peter Lyons Kehl, 2024-11-22
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Discard Tab requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
Risk likelihood
Discard Tab is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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