Tab Suspender

Automatically suspend, park, hibernate inactive tabs and save up to 80% of memory, reduce load on your device, battery and heat.

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Tab Suspender - Save Memory & Boost Chrome Performance

"Tab Suspender" is a Chrome extension that helps manage your tabs by automatically suspending, parking, or hibernating inactive ones. By saving up to 80% memory and reducing device load, it enhances browser speed and conserves battery life. With functionalities like auto-close for unused tabs and easy restoration of suspended pages, this extension is perfect for users who tend to have many tabs open simultaneously. Enjoy a faster, more efficient browsing experience with Tab Suspender.

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Extension stats

By: https://tab-suspender.com

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 3.80

(601)

1 new ratings

Version: 1.4.12 (Last updated: 2024-12-30)

Creation date: 2020-05-16

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
notifications
<all_urls>
unlimitedStorage
contextMenus
storage

Size: 2.36M

Email: se*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 1,870 ▲ 160

Other rankings

#230 in Functionality & UI

#8 in browser tab keyword 41

#9 in tab keyword 80 ▲ 7

#23 in restore tabs keyword 19

#28 in memory keyword 14 ▲ 1

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Not available on Android

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Working on V3 update to support last Chrome versions in progress... Beta release will be available here soon.

If you like to use many open Tabs at once - this extension will help you and automatically accelerate your browser and purge the memory.

Extension suspend, park, hibernate inactive tabs and save up to 80% of memory.

Unloading tabs will free memory and reduce load on the device, saving battery and less heat.

This extension catches inactive, idle or forgotten tabs and suspend / park them with the freeing 80% memory, device resources and battery life.

When tab became a visible again, it can be automatically restored to initial.

User reviews

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Pros

Works effectively for suspending tabs and saving memory
Offers multiple configurable options for tab management
Has been consistently reliable for long-term users
Supports whitelisting sites and managing tab startup behavior
Helps to suspend various types of tabs, including YouTube, which Chrome's built-in feature does not

Cons

No longer updated or supported by Chrome, leading to potential issues
Users experience tab corruption and loss of suspended tabs
Compatibility issues with Chrome's tab grouping feature
Extension can become slow and unresponsive, crashing often
Not all tabs, especially some Google pages, can be suspended effectively

Most mentioned

Need for an update due to Chrome API changes
Problems with tab suspension and corruption leading to data loss
Compatibility issues with grouped tabs turning into 'new tabs'
Users requesting better control over tab suspension timing and features
Frustration with lack of support and reliability after updates

User reviews

I have loved this extension and I am gutted that it is no longer supported by Google Chrome :( When is the migration to Chrome V3 API going to happen? Will you keep the same name? I just want to be sure that I will find the new version when it is released! Thank you