Auto Tab Discard (suspend)
Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.
Auto Tab Discard - Optimize Browser Performance
Auto Tab Discard (suspend) is an Edge add-on enhancing your browsing experience by auto-discarding tabs that aren't in use, freeing up resources and conserving battery. Tailor your tab management with whitelist options, restore tab content effortlessly, and enjoy a more efficient browsing session without the clutter of unused tabs. It's a smart solution for users who multitask with numerous tabs open, ensuring the browser remains fast and responsive.
Add-on stats
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- idle
- storage
- contextMenus
- notifications
- alarms
- scripting
Host permissions:
- *://*/*
Size: 156.35K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Ranking
# 866 ▼ 11
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Add-on summary
"Auto Tab Discard" is a lightweight browser extension that automatically reduces the amount of memory used by open but inactive tabs, helping to conserve battery life on portable devices by disabling JavaScript code and DOM events on discarded tabs.
Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ityhxUPp3y8
Instruction:
There are two options on the extension's interface to either discard tabs or release discarding (the "x" buttons)
The features of "Auto Tab Discard" are:
- Improves browser performance and reduces memory usage by automatically or manually discarding inactive, idle, or forgotten tabs.
- Includes a list of hostnames or regular expressions that can be excluded from auto-discarding.
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works as promised
- Excellent suite of options for customization
- Useful for managing many open tabs
Cons
- Inconsistent performance
- Automatic discard of tabs may not always work as expected
- Lack of ability to close tabs automatically
Most mentioned
- Works great once you configure all the settings!
- Inconsistent performance
- An alternative to The Great Suspender
User reviews
Update: 11/03/24
"Discard Other Tabs in this Window" is poor and very rarely works.
Instead I have to switch window and use "Discard Tabs in Other Windows" or "Discard All Other Tabs".
Even then the extension is hit and miss.
Needs lots of improvement for consistency.
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Excellent tab suspender. However please add the ability to only retain a certain number of active tabs without the condition of time. And also a manual tab unsuspending page, where the user is required to click on the page of an inactive tab to unsuspend rather than just opening the tab. A similar implementation to the workona extension.
by Alter, 2024-03-11
"suspend" by Error Message from Edge.!!!
by AliReza, 2024-03-05
El mejor, lo uso en todos los navegadores desde que tengo conocimiento de su existencia, precisamente para sustituir y escapar de the great suspender.
by J, 2024-02-09
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Auto Tab Discard (suspend) requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Auto Tab Discard (suspend) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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