Tab Wrangler

Automatically closes inactive tabs and makes it easy to get them back

Total ratings for Tab Wrangler

4.35 (Rating count: 40)

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Pros

Helps manage numerous open tabs and prevents crashes by auto-closing them based on customizable rules
Allows for setting a timer to close tabs automatically to save memory and declutter the browser
Can revive closed tabs from a backlog, which provides a safety net for auto-closed tabs
The add-on is customizable with options to lock tabs and configure auto-closure timings

Cons

Default auto-close settings can lead to unintentional closing of important tabs if not configured properly
Clunky and non-intuitive user interface makes initial setup difficult and may lead to accidental tab loss
Does not remember tabs across browser restarts, which can interfere with long-duration tab timer settings
Limited tab recovery history with a default of only remembering a certain number of tabs

Most mentioned

Risk of losing tabs due to default settings and lack of clear warnings
Timer functionality to auto-close tabs based on inactivity
Difficulty with the user interface and setting up the add-on
Ability to lock tabs and retrieve them from a closed tab backlog
Issues with tab timer not persisting through browser restarts

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7% (3)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-01-14	Firefox user 17559506
2023-12-17	Firefox user 17520843
2023-11-28	Hsu Ching Hsiang
2023-11-27	CherryChef	The timer feature is a very nice addition all in all the most comprehensive tab manager out there saves me from crashes when I have too many tabs can't go without it now. Thank you for making tab hoarding manageable!
2023-09-17	CodeIcannot	This is an interesting add-on, that sounds good 'on paper', but has some issues, too. Its functionality is great - you can set up rules by which to auto-close tabs, and also revive them from a backlog, if need be. However, the user-interface is really clunky, and the add-on comes with really weird default rules. You are more than likely to wipe out ALL your tabs (without warning!) before you figure out how to correctly setup everything. For this reason, I would only recommend trying this out on a completely "blank" browser. I wish someone would pick up this project and truly make it shine, because at its core, it does a good job.
2023-08-10	Samuel Nihoul
2023-06-29	Ernst Hot	Its default settings of closing everything older than 20 mins but only remembering 100 tabs (WHY?!?) threw away a bunch of my tabs. The ones I could re-open didn't open in the window they were in originally.
2023-05-09	Firefox user 15184708	A very nice addon, BUT: it installs enabled and can f your session up. Should install disabled and let you play with the settings before doing anything.
2023-04-08	Ite Ego
2023-02-15	stick.lu	automatically lock unread tabs !? thx

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