Simple Discard Tab
Discards tabs that are inactive for 3 minutes to free up memory, while still preserving the tabs state when you click on them again. No privileged permissions required.
What is Simple Discard Tab?
Simple Discard Tab is a Firefox add-on by em_te. This add-on has 97 daily active users and a good user rating of 4.44. The latest version, 0.3.3, was updated 3 years ago.
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Summary
This extension uses the browser's own "discard" function to "discard" tabs that are inactive for 3 minutes (configurable). Discarding a tab is similar to hibernating it. The tab won't run in the background and all timers on the page will stop. But as soon as you click on the tab again, your tab will be restored with all it's history and scroll position. Discarded tabs consume less memory than hidden tabs. This function is an innate function of the browser but the browser is very passive in using it. This extension only monitors your tabs once every minute to see if they are older than 3 minutes and calls that function manually. This extension is similar to other extensions out there except this extension requires no privileged permissions because it specifically doesn't add features that require extra privileges. This means it cannot be used to spy on users unlike The Great Suspender. Therefore use it in confidence! If you enable the "read browser tabs" permission, you can choose whether websites from specific domain names should not be discarded.
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Risk impact
Simple Discard Tab requires very minimum permissions and is relatively safe to use.
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Risk likelihood
Simple Discard Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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