# Tab Wrangler

> Automatically closes inactive tabs and makes it easy to get them back

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `tabwrangler`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** tabwrangler
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1,597
- **Weekly downloads:** 44
- **Rating:** 4.29 / 5 (49 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-28
- **First published:** 2018-04-20
- **Size:** 944 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tabwrangler/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/tabwrangler/tabwrangler/issues](https://github.com/tabwrangler/tabwrangler/issues)

## Description

Tab Wrangler is a powerful Chrome extension designed to manage tab overload by automatically closing inactive tabs after a set time. It helps reduce browser memory usage and declutters your workspace, ensuring improved performance and focus.

Key features include automatic tab closing with customizable timing, the ability to lock tabs to prevent closure, exclude favorite sites, and avoid closing tabs playing audio. Closed tabs are safely stored in the Tab Corral for easy restoration. Additionally, pinned tabs remain unaffected, and settings can sync across devices. Tab Wrangler is the ideal tool for users who keep many tabs open and want a simpler browsing experience without losing important pages.

## Rankings

- #2,562 — Overall
- #233 — Tabs
- #37 — tab
- #37 — tabellenkalkulation
- #42 — range
- #67 — restore tabs

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `contextMenus`
- `sessions`
- `storage`
- `tabGroups`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise Tab Wrangler for organizing tabs with a corral, cleaning up and exporting tabs, and its timer-based auto-close. However, recurring issues include timer persistence across restarts being unreliable and default rules that can cause tabs to be closed or lost unexpectedly. Some users also report the addon enabling by default can disrupt sessions.

### Pros

- Corral feature keeps the tab list clean and allows cleanup and export
- Timer-based auto-close feature helps prevent tab hoarding and crashes
- Auto-lock unread tabs feature
- Helps reduce overwhelm when many tabs are open

### Cons

- Timer resets on browser restart/reload, causing auto-closure not to run as configured
- Dangerous default rules can wipe or misplace tabs (e.g., aggressive auto-close thresholds and memory limits)
- Extension can install enabled by default and disrupt sessions

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