The Great Discarder
Automatically discards unused tabs to free up system resources
What is The Great Discarder?
The Great Discarder is a lightweight Chrome extension that suspends tabs to reduce memory usage. With compatibility with chrome tab syncing and no content scripts or persistent background scripts, it provides more memory savings compared to The Great Suspender.
Extension stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on
2023-08-24
By: suspensionlabs
Users: 35,894+ 
Rating: 4.27
(133)
Creation date: 2017-06-08
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- tabs
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- contextMenus
- alarms
- system.memory
Size: 240.64K
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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary
Suspend tabs to reduce chrome memory usage. Uses chrome's native tab discarding.
Advantages over The Great Suspender:
- More memory savings
- Compatible with chrome tab syncing
- Super lightweight extension that uses no content scripts or persistent background scripts
Disadvantages over The Great Suspender:
- No visibility on which tabs have been suspended
- Unable to prevent a tab from reloading when it gains focus
Please post all bug reports here: https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatdiscarder/issues
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spammy, or outdated.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
- Easy to use
- Can watch discarded tabs in chrome://discards/
- Saves memory and processing power
- Useful for those who have many tabs open
- Allows for tab suspension without fully closing them
Cons
- Some users reported issues with tab restoration
- May not work consistently in all browsers
- Lacks certain features like pined tab exclusion
Most mentioned
- Easy to use
- Memory saving
- Tab suspension
- Issues with tab restoration
- Not working in certain browsers
- Missing features
User reviews
点一下 Discard other tabs 关闭了我200多个标签，Ctrl+Shift+T 无法恢复 ，chrome://discards/ 里也看不到可以找回的，刚刚试了几下都是这样， 同一个浏览器窗口200多个标签只剩下几个，找不到恢复的地方。同一个浏览器其他窗口好像没被关闭标签。
by 
wang he, 2023-06-12
wang he, 2023-06-12Nice and easy to use. Discard tabs can be watch in chrome://discards/ and in task manager.
by 
Denis Vlasov, 2023-04-17
Denis Vlasov, 2023-04-17Great. It does what it's supposed to do. A Vivaldi User.
by 
Marian Dragan, 2023-04-07
Marian Dragan, 2023-04-07Extension safety
Risk impact
The Great Discarder requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
The Great Discarder may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
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