New Tab Suspender v2

Name: New Tab Suspender v2
Rating: 2.75 (8 reviews)
Author: TabSuspender

A very lightweight tab suspender to suspend inactive tabs that reduces an overall memory usage of firefox, uses a firefox native discard api

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Features & Capabilities

New Tab Suspender v2 is a lightweight Firefox extension designed to optimize your browsing experience by suspending inactive background tabs. Utilizing Firefox's native discard API, it automatically frees up system resources and reduces overall memory consumption. The extension supports customizable suspension based on tab inactivity duration or when the number of open tabs exceeds a set limit. Suspended tabs are quickly reloaded on demand, maintaining a smooth browsing flow. With minimal overhead and open-source availability on GitHub, New Tab Suspender v2 is the ideal tool for users managing numerous tabs and seeking improved browser efficiency.

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2.0 Last updated: 2024-03-11

Version code:

5703682

Creation date:

2024-03-10

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Size:

18.28KB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-12

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# 10,314 ▲ 135

Other rankings

#9 in spend keyword 44

#29 in wa sender keyword 30 ▼ 1

#44 in reduce keyword 30 ▲ 2

#103 in usage keyword 46 ▼ 2

#136 in memory keyword 14 ▲ 3

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TabSuspender

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-suspender-v2/

User Reviews

Not working.

by Ne*****, 2026-03-27

this suck " Suspended tabs are loaded on demand when switched back to"

by Fi*****, 2026-01-28

by Fi*****, 2025-11-07

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Is New Tab Suspender v2 Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

New Tab Suspender v2 requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

New Tab Suspender v2 is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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