Total Suspender
A minimalistic web extension for firefox that suspends natively (with tabs.discard) all non-active tabs and requires only minimal permissions to store it's settings and filter URL's.
Total Suspender - Optimized Browsing Experience for Firefox
'Total Suspender' is a minimalist Firefox extension designed to optimize your browsing experience by natively suspending all inactive tabs, thereby freeing up system resources. It requires minimal permissions, allowing it to store its settings and filter URLs. Features include a whitelisting option to exempt specific tabs from being discarded and the ability to ignore tabs that are playing sound. It also offers a delayed suspend function. Notably, Total Suspender is actively maintained, open to new feature requests.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 37
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- storage
- tabs
- menus
Size: 238.89K
Email: k5*****@yandex.ru
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
A minimalistic web extension for firefox that suspends natively (with tabs.discard) all non-active tabs and requires only minimal permissions to store it's settings and filter URL's.
- Implements whitelisting feature. You can enter URLs or their parts to the corresponding field and the tabs, which url's contain these patterns will not be discarded. May be useful when reading manuals or browsing tubes.
- Can ignore tabs playing sound
- Implements delayed suspend feature
Note: This is not an abandonware, if you do have any functionality requests feel free to write this in a review.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works effectively as a tab suspender
- Lightweight and minimal permissions required
- Customization options available, including time settings for suspending
- Simple and easy to use compared to alternatives
- Displays the number of open tabs
Cons
- Lacks clear visual indicators for suspended tabs
- Some users report increased memory usage after installation
- Automated suspending sometimes does not honor whitelisting settings
- Limited control over manual tab management
- Performance issues in heavy usage with many tabs
Most mentioned
- Request for better visual indicators for suspended tabs
- Need for manual unsuspend options
- Customization for suspend timing
- Comparison to other tab suspender extensions
- Issues with memory usage and performance
User reviews
by Firefox user 15274151, 2024-10-20
by SBTL, 2024-07-21
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Total Suspender requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Total Suspender has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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