# onlyactivetabs

> Discard tabs other than active ones to free resources

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `onlyactivetabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** zncoder
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-08-17
- **First published:** 2022-05-02
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/onlyactivetabs/)

## Description

OnlyActiveTabs is a Firefox add-on that allows users to free up system resources by automatically discarding tabs that are not active. This helps optimize browser performance and ensures a smoother browsing experience, particularly for users with limited system resources or those who tend to have multiple tabs open simultaneously.

## Rankings

- #61,251 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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