New Tab Suspender
A very lightweight tab suspender to suspend inactive tabs that reduces an overall memory usage of Firefox, uses a Firefox native discard API
New Tab Suspender: Efficient Firefox Add-On for Memory Management
New Tab Suspender is a lightweight, user-friendly Firefox add-on designed to manage and lower overall memory usage. It achieves this by suspending inactive tabs using Firefox's native discard API. This add-on is highly customizable, allowing users to set a timeout for suspending and supports multiple languages including English, Hindi, Spanish, Russian, and French.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 198
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- tabs
- storage
- sessions
Size: 24.03K
Email: pr*****@gmail.com
Ranking
# 776 ▲ 1
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary
A very lightweight tab suspender to suspend inactive tabs that reduces an overall memory usage of Firefox.
Have functionality to set timeout for suspender.
Localization support added for English Hindi Spanish Russian French
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works automatically in the background
- Allows modification of suspension time
- Successfully suspends a large number of tabs
- Reliably serves its purpose in tab management
Cons
- Lacks import/export feature for settings
- Can suspend tabs with active forms, leading to data loss
- Does not work for some users, with claims of it being useless
- Limited customization options such as specific domain whitelisting
Most mentioned
- Functionality works as intended
- Needs better options for managing specific tabs and sessions
- Issue with losing data from suspended tabs with active forms
User reviews
by Path of Pain, 2024-12-15
by Mochamad Adi, 2024-10-12
by Wharlic, 2024-10-08
Add-on safety
Risk impact
New Tab Suspender requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
New Tab Suspender has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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