# Tab Activity Controller

> Control tab activity by automatically pausing idle tabs.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-activity-controller](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab-activity-controller)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tab-activity-controller`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tristan
- **Category:** tabs
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-21
- **First published:** 2026-05-18
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-activity-controller/)

## Rankings

- #135,877 — Overall
- #126 — activity

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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