New Tab Suspender v2

A very lightweight tab suspender to suspend inactive tabs that reduces an overall memory usage of firefox, uses a firefox native discard api

Add-on stats

Users: 52 ▲ 3
Rating: 2.00 (3)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2024-03-11)
Creation date: 2024-03-10
Weekly download count: 10
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • sessions
Size: 18.72K

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Add-on summary

This fork adds support for suspending background tabs by tabs count, instead of timer.

Tab Suspender is a lightweight Firefox extension that helps reduce memory usage by suspending inactive tabs. It uses the native discard API in Firefox to free up system resources used by background tabs.

Key features:

Automatically suspends tabs that have been inactive for a configurable time period or tabs count exceeds configured max tabs count
Suspended tabs are loaded on demand when switched back to
Low overhead, only checks for inactive tabs periodically
Open source extension available on GitHub

By suspending background tabs, Tab Suspender can significantly reduce Firefox's memory footprint and improve performance, especially for users who keep many tabs open. The extension aims to strike a balance between saving system resources and keeping tabs ready to resume.

User reviews

Simply doesn't work, on FF 115
by ofaurax, 2024-07-10

by some guy, 2024-04-11

by some guy, 2024-04-11
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

New Tab Suspender v2 requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

New Tab Suspender v2 is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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