Discard active tab or group

Do you have dozens of active tabs that consume too many computer resources? Just discard an active tab or an entire tab group from…

Discard active tab or group is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 15 active users The latest version is 1.1, and it was published 10 months ago.

Install from Chrome Web Store

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All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Discard active tab or group here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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2 versions available for download.

Install CRX file

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
Download and install the Discard active tab or group CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

Download Discard active tab or group CRX file
NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
Enable Developer mode
Drag and drop the downloaded Discard active tab or group CRX file into the Extensions page
When prompted, click Add extension to install Discard active tab or group.

Install ZIP file

Download and unpack the Discard active tab or group ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
In Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions
Enable Developer mode.
Click on the Load Unpacked button.
Select the directory of with the unpacked Discard active tab or group ZIP file from step 1. Discard active tab or group is now installed on your browser.