Tab Defenders

Reduce Chrome's memory footprint by automatically closing unused tabs.
Tab Defenders is a Chrome extension that reduces Chrome's memory usage by automatically closing inactive tabs. It offers two modes of operation - closing tabs after a specified duration or using learned patterns. You can recover accidentally closed tabs and whitelist domains. Developed by Aman Ladia, Jean Laguerre, Anthony Mensah, William Lam, and Hung Bui of Stanford University.
Manifest V3
Users: 271
Rating: 5.00
(6)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-06-06)
Creation date: 2023-06-06
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • activeTab
  • alarms
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 1.71M
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: a day ago

User reviews

It's so useful! I finally don't have to manually select and close my millions of tabs.
by Avivi Shu Qi Wang, 2023-06-13

super useful!
by Anthony Mensah, 2023-06-10

Super useful - my computer finally has proper memory management! I was sick of manually closing tabs that I didn't use - finally this solves the problem. Thx!
by Abhy Devalapura, 2023-06-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Tab Defenders 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.
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Tab Defenders has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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