# Unload Tabs

> Provides button to unload all tabs except for the active one.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/unload-tabs-button](https://chrome-stats.com/d/unload-tabs-button)

## Overview

- **ID:** `unload-tabs-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ebrahim
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 50
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-02
- **First published:** 2026-04-11
- **Size:** 54 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/unload-tabs-button/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ebrahimebrahim/unload-tabs-firefox-addon/issues](https://github.com/ebrahimebrahim/unload-tabs-firefox-addon/issues)

## Description

Adds a toolbar button that unloads all tabs besides the active one. Handy for quickly freeing memory when using Firefox on older machines. Unloaded tabs reload when you click on them. Options to skip pinned tabs and to include tabs from all windows.

## Rankings

- #16,183 — Overall
- #236 — activity

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

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

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