OnLoad Unload Tabs

When you open chrome, and it restores all your tabs, this extension unloads all tabs except the active tab
What is OnLoad Unload Tabs?
OnLoad Unload Tabs is a Chrome extension that unloads all inactive tabs when opening Chrome, saving computer resources. Clicking on a tab will load the webpage as normal. Enjoy the convenience of Firefox's default feature now available in Chrome!

Extension stats

Users: 139 ▲ 2
Version: 0.0.2 (Last updated: 2023-01-30)
Creation date: 2023-01-26
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
Size: 21.72K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

When you open Chrome, start up Chrome... Chrome might restore all your tabs from your last session. This extension will unload all those tabs, so you aren't wasting computer resources loading those webpages.

As soon as you click on an unloaded tab, it will load the webpage as normal.

Firefox browser does this by default, and now, with this extension, you can have this feature in Chrome too.

Why did I make this?

I didn't like that I would open Chrome and all my tabs would start loading. I don't need all of them to load, I might not even click on most of them. I liked that in Firefox, I didn't need to worry about how many tabs I had open, since I knew when I restarted the browser, none of those tabs would load until I clicked on them (but the tabs were still there, ready to be clicked if I wanted them).

After some research, I found that Chrome does have this feature, but it's only available to extensions. So, I created this extension for myself, so I can once again use Chrome with tonnes of tabs open, and not worry about wasting my computer's resources on those tabs.

Additional Features

Besides unloading all tabs when you open Chrome...

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Extension safety

Risk impact

OnLoad Unload Tabs requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

OnLoad Unload Tabs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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