Tab Suspender

Automatically suspend, park, hibernate inactive tabs and save up to 80% of memory, reduce load on your device, battery and heat.
What is Tab Suspender?
Tab Suspender is a resource-efficient Chrome extension designed for suspending, parking, and hibernating inactive tabs. This effective management utility helps free up to 80% memory, reduces device load, conserves battery, and minimizes heat generation. It auto-restores tabs when made visible again, supports auto-close for unused tabs, and offers a variety of user-friendly settings for a tailored browsing experience.

Extension stats

Users: 100,000+
Version: 1.4.12 (Last updated: 2024-01-09)
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

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Tab Suspender (v1.4.1)
4.00 (11) 3,763+
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Extension summary

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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.

Also you can enable auto-close tabs function, which close unused tabs and holds count of tabs at the selected level.

IF TAB SUSPENDER HAS STOPPED WORKING: -> Please try to reset Tab Suspender Settings: "Tab Suspender Menu -> All Settings -> Reset Settings".

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps save a significant amount of memory.
  • Offers customizable settings for suspending and unsuspending tabs.
  • Works with multiple profiles and manages large numbers of tabs effectively.
  • Has received positive feedback over several years of use.
Cons
  • Can corrupt suspended tabs and lose them permanently.
  • Does not always function reliably, with issues reported across different browsers.
  • Does not effectively suspend certain pages, like Google search results.
  • Some users experienced problems with tab groups and new tab behavior.
Most mentioned
  • The extension has reliability issues, particularly with tab corruption.
  • Users appreciate the memory-saving capability.
  • Customization options are highlighted favorably.
  • Problems with tab groups and certain pages not being suspended.
User reviews
by Ud M, 2024-11-13

No longer working for me, but I liked it when it did
by Ibrahim Abdullahi, 2024-11-12

Why is chromewebstore showing "This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions"?
by Fernando de França, 2024-11-03
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Tab Suspender requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Tab Suspender has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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