TabMemFree

Name: TabMemFree
Rating: 3.7041420118343193 (169 reviews)
Author: Vitaliy Meshchaninov

Lower RAM and CPU load by unloading idle tabs

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TabMemFree: Chrome Extension for Efficient Tab Management

TabMemFree is an efficient Chrome extension designed to streamline browser performance by automatically unloading idle tabs, helping to reduce RAM and CPU strain. It conveniently maintains the title and icon of unloaded tabs. It features user-friendly options to tweak the maximum idle time for tabs, check frequency, and offers the choice to safeguard pinned tabs from being unloaded. The extension fully respects user data privacy with all preferences stored locally and managed by Chrome, and no personal data is collected.

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Extension stats

By: Vitaliy Meshchaninov

Users: 40,000+

Rating: 3.70

(169)

Version: 0.3.1 (Last updated: 2023-08-29)

Creation date: 2020-03-08

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Permissions:

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Size: 239.62K

Email: gl*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Source: Chrome Web Store

Ranking

# 4,055 ▲ 55

Other rankings

#561 in Functionality & UI ▼ 3 #68 in prevent keyword 36 ▼ 4 #260 in icon keyword 35 ▼ 20

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Helps speed up browsing experience
Simple and effective functionality
No need to manually unload tabs

Cons

Tabs tend to refresh automatically, causing disruptions
Issues with idle time detection and compatibility, especially with Workona
Losing all tabs or tabs not opening after restoration
Requires pinning tabs for exceptions, no alternative option available

Most mentioned

Tabs refreshing automatically
Loss of tabs or tabs not functioning after restoration
Need for exceptions by host functionality

User reviews

Really helps speeding up but somehow the tabs tend to refresh automatically over a certain time period which interrupted the meetings, videos and events that take time even when I pinned the tabs. Hope you can fix it soon.

Annie Chang, 2025-01-03

Request: exclude by domain feature would be nice to have

Elvin Agha, 2023-10-21

This is even better than what I was looking for, since I don't have to manually unload anything. Suggestion: Add exceptions by host, like do not park discord.com or web.telegram.com, etc. Sure I could just pin them, but then it would be a nice feature for those who heavily uses tab groups. For example, my tab group about communication has 5 different tabs, and I don't want any of them pinned.

Lucas C. Flores, 2021-09-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

TabMemFree does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

TabMemFree has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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