# MemoryGuard

> Suspend inactive tabs to save memory and improve browser performance

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/memoryguard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/memoryguard)

## Overview

- **ID:** `memoryguard`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** ABC8
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-31
- **First published:** 2024-08-30
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2024-09-01
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/memoryguard/)

## Description

Automatically suspends inactive tabs after a specified time period
Allows users to manually suspend all inactive tabs at once
Provides a whitelist for domains that should never be suspended
Displays statistics on active tabs, suspended tabs, and estimated memory usage
Allows users to customize the suspension time and whitelist through an options page

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `alarms`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/memoryguard)