Silence of the Tabs (Beta)

Suspends inactive tabs or optionally, by clicking the [S] icon, the current tab or all other tabs of the current window.
What is Silence of the Tabs (Beta)?
Silence of the Tabs (Beta) is a Chrome extension designed to suspend inactive tabs and improve browsing performance. It provides the option to suspend the current tab or all other tabs of the current window. The extension uses Data-URLs to store suspended tabs, enabling synchronization with mobile devices and preventing loss of browsing information. It also includes a Developer Mode option for advanced debugging.

Extension stats

By: K. Bauer
Users: 15 ▲ 1
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 0.2.2 (Last updated: 2018-07-04)
Creation date: 2018-07-04
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 17.74K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

!! BETA VERSION !!

The extension is currently in testing. Some minor issues remain:

  • Sometimes tabs don't reload automatically when they should, and the user has to manually press the back button.
  • Using the "Suspend other Tabs" feature accidentally closes some tabs.

How Tabs are Stored

The suspended tab is stored in a "Data-URL", which can be synchronized by Chrome's builtin Synchronization feature, such that the "Recent Tabs" feature on mobile devices and other PCs can be used. Since Data-URLs are local, no browsing information is sent to any server (other than, if enabled, Google's sync servers), so no privacy-issues should arise.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Silence of the Tabs (Beta) requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Silence of the Tabs (Beta) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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