Dormancy

Dormancy

Dormancy 'retires' tabs that have gone unused for a while, freeing up that memory. It then restores the tabs to life when accessed.

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What is Dormancy?
Dormancy is a Firefox add-on that automatically retires inactive tabs, freeing up memory. It checks for inactivity every 10 minutes and restores tabs when accessed. Click the icon on the browser toolbar to change the default time. This extension also ensures that your form data is not lost.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 261 ▼ -3
Rating: 4.67 (12)
Version: 3.4.4resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2011-09-02
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • sessions
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 133.41K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Dormancy 'retires' tabs that have gone unused for a while, freeing up that memory. It then restores the tabs to life when accessed.

Tabs are considered inactive when they haven't been selected in longer than 10 minutes.

Tabs are checked for inactivity every 10 minutes.

Click the [d] icon on your browser toolbar to change the default to more or less than 10 minutes.

File issues and request features at https://github.com/autonome/Dormancy.

Note: Your form data should not be lost. This extension uses underlying Firefox APIs to save/restore the tabs, and those APIs handle form data. If you're seeing form data lost, please file a bug for Firefox: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Firefox

User reviews
Works perfectly. Thank you!
by Dhia Djobbi, 2023-11-21
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Safety
Risk impact

Dormancy may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Dormancy is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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