FreeTabMemory
Make your computer run smoothly by suspending the tabs you aren't using
What is FreeTabMemory?
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Summary
Make your computer run smoothly by suspending the tabs you aren't using A lightweight extension to reduce chrome's memory footprint. Perfect if you have a lot of tabs open at the same time. Tabs that have not been viewed after a configurable length of time will be automagically suspended in the background, freeing up the memory and CPU being consumed by that tab.
- Whitelist specific urls or domains that you do not want to suspend
- Optionally show screen capture of tab before it was suspended
- Vastly improves performance when restarting chrome with a large number of open tabs
- Detects tabs playing audio and can prevent them from suspending
- Detects tabs that contain forms with user input and can prevent them from suspending
- Configurable behavior when browsing offline or on battery power
- Built from open source code for full transparency
ABOUT PERMISSIONS This extension requests the following permissions:
- Read and change all your data on the websites that you visit. This is necessary to detect tabs that contain unsaved form input. This enables the extension to prevent these tabs from suspending automatically.
- Read and change your browsing history. This is necessary to keep the extension from creating redundant items in the users history when suspending tabs.
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Pros
- Optimizes browser's work by freezing inactive tabs
- Browser works faster and lags less even with multiple tabs open
- Effective memory distribution, improves computer performance
Cons
- Injects ads into Google searches
- Unauthorized call to suspicious domain
- Opens a suspicious new tab automatically redirecting to google.ru
Most mentioned
- Speeds up browser work
- Freezes and optimizes inactive tabs
- Injects ads
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Safety
Risk impact
FreeTabMemory is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install FreeTabMemory if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
FreeTabMemory has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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