Compatible with latest Chrome! Helps your browser load and run faster by freeing up memory and resources used by old inactive tabs.
- Users:
- 6,000+
- Rating:
- 4.42 (19)
- Version:
- 1.2.2.1 (Last updated: 2025-03-20)
- Creation date:
- 2021-02-12
- Permissions:
- tabs
- storage
- contextMenus
- alarms
- favicon
- Size:
- 274.43K
- Email:
- rk*****@gmail.com
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- a day ago
Manifest V3
Ranking
Publisher Change History
2025-03-03: Email was changed from rk*****@gmail.com to rk*****@gmail.com
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User reviews
Pros
- Improves browser performance by reducing RAM consumption
- Allows discarding all tabs at startup (when functional)
- Simple and effective for managing a large number of tabs
- Helps keep Chrome lightweight, making it more usable on low-end devices
- Feature to discard tabs works reasonably well in terms of speeding up reloading
Cons
- Lacks clear visual indication of which tabs are discarded
- High RAM consumption compared to alternatives
- Key features may not work as expected in certain browsers (e.g., Vivaldi)
- Does not maintain tab states for media (e.g., videos) when discarded
- Some users find it doesn't have as many features as competing extensions
Most mentioned
- Inconsistency in features across different browsers
- Problems with tab state not being maintained (e.g., video positions)
- Lack of visual feedback on discarded tabs
- Works better when specific settings like 'Lazy Loading' are disabled
- User requests for more configuration options regarding which tabs to discard
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User reviews
Compared to The Marvellous Suspender:
Positive: Supports the Manifest V3
Minuses: The tab does not turn pale, it is unclear whether the tab is discarded or not. High RAM consumption, 30-40% more
From here I have such conclusions that it looks like a scam. Discarded pages are rendered instantly when you click on them, as if they are not loaded, but the white fill is simply removed from them, and the page was not discarded. In TMG the page was redrawn while the code elements and images from the Internet were being loaded
I went back to TMG.
by
KupoMoogleRU, 2025-03-12
Works great! Can you add favicon dimming please?
by
Felix Rodriguez, 2025-03-11
Remains 'active' when restoring session with lots of tabs so can 'unload' them (like 'sloth' but without the silly popup issue), but would be way better if this extension could automatically open ALL tabs in 'unloaded' state ALL THE TIME, except for 'new tab' & directly opening a new page in the same tab by clicking a link.
To rephrase this: The following should always be 'unloaded' & remain unloaded until viewed by the user ~>
~ Any 'page / tab / etc' opened by any user action that is not 'focused' as the 'active' tab (being viewed on screen by the user).
~ Any 'page / tab / etc' or group of them opened from 'sessions'. For example, when opening a session of over 100 tabs (just an example) all of them should be 'backgrounded' & not wasting resources, & ONLY download or do any 'activities' only AFTER they are clicked & viewed by the user. There is an extension for old Firefox called 'Bar Tab' that does this perfectly (for reference =)
~ Any 'page / tab / etc' opened during 'startup' that is not the active (viewable on screen) tab where page contents are shown. All other tabs should always 'start' in 'unloaded' state & never do ANYTHING AT ALL until AFTER the user clicks that tab to view it's 'contents'.
As for NOT 'discarding' tabs, there should be an option to NEVER discard ANYTHING AT ALL (except maybe to 'disk' instead of 'RAM') after the user clicks & views the contents of that tab or group of tabs by physically browsing it to see their 'contents' on screen. In other words, when browsing Youtube, with a dozen tabs open, with videos paused at various spots, all the videos should always remain viewable & 'playable' at those same positions when the user clicks back to view the contents of those tabs. This helps speed the browsing 'process' on items the user likes, or everything =) Note: The option to only 'do not discard' on specific domains would be nice, as would the option to always discard certain domains when not viewed, with time delay options varying from minutes or hours all the way down to 'discard this tab whenever I leave this tab to visit another tab'.
To rephrase this: The following should be discarded (at user option) ~>
~ The contents of a tab when the user clicks to another tab (either immediately or after user defined delay)
~ The contents of tabs described above only if they are under a certain user defined domain ('discard these domains' list)
Note: A 'Safe List' to NEVER discard ANYTHING under certain domains (like for example 'youtube' =)
More ideas at 'balkanguy (at) live (dot) com'. iCan pay U 4 various 'extension options' 4 this & other 'browser related' things if that helps =D
by
Dewd McMan, 2024-11-24
Extension safety
Risk impact
The Great-er Tab Discarder 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.
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Risk likelihood
The Great-er Tab Discarder is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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