The Great Suspender

Make your computer run smoothly by suspending the tabs you aren't using

What is The Great Suspender?

The Great Suspender is a lightweight Chrome extension that automatically suspends tabs to free up memory and CPU. It improves performance, detects audio playing tabs, and allows customization of suspension behavior.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-06-20 due to malware

By: greatsoft

Users: 177,466+

Rating: 3.67 (92)

Version: 7.0.201 (Last updated: 2022-12-19)

Creation date: 2021-02-11

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very high risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
storage
history
unlimitedStorage
http://*/*
https://*/*
chrome://favicon/*
contextMenus

Size: 203.78K

Email: in*****@greatsuspender.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Summary

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A lightweight extension to reduce chrome's memory footprint. Perfect if you have a lot of tabs open at the same time. Tabs that have not been viewed after a configurable length of time will be automagically suspended in the background, freeing up the memory and CPU being consumed by that tab.

➤ Whitelist specific urls or domains that you do not want to suspend ➤ Optionally show screen capture of tab before it was suspended ➤ Vastly improves performance when restarting chrome with a large number of open tabs ➤ Detects tabs playing audio and can prevent them from suspending ➤ Detects tabs that contain forms with user input and can prevent them from suspending ➤ Configurable behaviour when browsing offline or on battery power ➤ Built from open source code for full transparency

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Saves processing power by suspending tabs
Allows for session management within the extension
Customizable settings
Useful for users with many tabs open at once

Cons

Contains malware and redirects to other sites
Has caused users to lose tabs or sessions
Outdated or buggy versions
Default tab suspending method is flawed

Most mentioned

Suspends tabs
Contains malware
Session management
Customizable settings
Saves processing power
Redirects to other sites
Loses tabs or sessions
Outdated or buggy
Default tab suspending method is flawed

Recent reviews

AVAST BLOQUEANDO CONEXÃO EM WWW.GREATSUSPENDER.COM(blacklist)

Sergio, 2023-06-15

Eset Internet Security is removing this extension. Whenever I try to reinstall it, Eset removes it again. Seems to me The Great Suspender is a malware. Uninstalling it completely.

MD Ashraful Islam, 2023-06-13

Just removed and added again to Chrome. My antivirus ESET INTERNET SECURITY found and remove a trojan called "js/chromex.agent.ca" from your extension. As result your extension not active. Have same problem with extension Screenshot Master: Full Page Capture but there is different trojan "JS/Chromex.Agent.BZ". Please contact with ESET company and fix problem. Your extension is very useful. I was using it last 2 years

Volodymyr Fedorovych, 2023-06-13

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Safety

Risk impact

The Great Suspender is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install The Great Suspender if you trust the publisher.