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TabFast stops Chrome slowdowns by automatically freeing RAM from unused tabs, so Chrome stays fast without you managing anything. • Auto RAM-aware tab suspension, no timers, no setup • Private by design, no page content or browsing history collected • Zero micromanagement, installs once, works domain whitelisting, settings, timers • Keeps important tabs safe, pinned, audio, forms protected • Tabs suspend with preview, and record kept for 72hrs locally ✅ Why You’ll Love It • Your focus stays on what matters, not on your browser’s RAM • Your browser will feel lighter and more responsive • You’ll never have to micromanage tabs for RAM again If you have any suggestions or support needs, feel free to use the feedback and support buttons found in the popup! Or write in the support sections, would love to hear from you. 🫶🏼
The Great Suspender Reloaded - Tab Suspender 2026
Suspend inactive Chrome tabs to save RAM and boost speed. Best Tab Suspender — auto-freezes unused tabs and restores them instantly. 🧠 The Best Tab Suspender for Chrome — Save Memory, Speed Up Your Browser The Great Suspender Reloaded is a powerful tab suspender that automatically freezes inactive tabs to free up RAM and CPU. If your browser gets slow because of too many open tabs — this extension is the solution. Every open tab uses 50–300 MB of memory. With 20+ tabs, that's gigabytes of RAM wasted on pages you aren't even looking at. This tab suspender replaces idle tabs with a lightweight page, saving 1–4+ GB of RAM instantly. Click a suspended tab to restore it — right where you left off, scroll position included. Works as a tab suspender, tab freezer, and memory saver — all in one clean, private extension. 🌍 55 Languages — Full localization: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and 44 more. The entire interface — settings, popups, suspended pages, keyboard shortcuts — is translated. 🗣️ Language Switcher — Override the browser language from extension settings. Switch to any of the 55 supported languages without changing your system locale. 🪞 RTL Support — Full right-to-left layout for Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian. 💾 Automatic Session Backups — Never lose your tabs again. The extension automatically saves a backup of all open tabs to your Downloads folder. Choose the frequency: every hour, daily, weekly, or monthly. Backups also run before every extension update. No extra permissions required. 📰 Changelog Page — New "What's New" tab in settings so you always know what changed. 🔧 Improved Startup Reliability — After a browser restart, suspended tabs that lost their connection are automatically detected and reloaded. No more blank suspended pages. When a tab sits unused for a configurable time (from 1 minute to 2 weeks), the extension suspends it — unloading all heavy content from memory. The tab shows a lightweight page with the original title and URL. Restore a suspended tab in any of these ways: • Click anywhere on the page • Press F5 • Use the keyboard shortcut (default: Ctrl+Shift+S / ⌘+⇧+S on Mac) • Enable auto-unsuspend — tabs restore the moment you switch to them Unlike Chrome's built-in Memory Saver, this tab suspender gives you full control: whitelist, custom timers, session management, keyboard shortcuts, screen previews, and much more. ⏱️ Automatic Suspension Timer Choose when to suspend idle tabs — from 1 minute to 2 weeks, or set to "Never" for manual-only mode. 🛡️ Smart Protection Rules The extension is smart about what to keep active: 📌 Never suspend pinned tabs (Gmail, Slack, Spotify stay live) 🔊 Never suspend tabs playing audio or video 📝 Never suspend tabs with unsaved form data 👁️ Never suspend the active tab in each window 📡 Never suspend tabs when offline 🔋 Never suspend tabs when charging 📋 Whitelist Protect specific URLs, domains, or regex patterns from ever being suspended. The "Test whitelist" button verifies your rules against all open tabs. 🖱️ One-Click Actions (Popup Menu) • Suspend or unsuspend a single tab • Suspend or unsuspend only selected tabs • Suspend all other tabs in the window • Unsuspend all tabs at once • Add a page or domain to the whitelist 📂 Session Manager Save, export, import, and restore your browsing sessions: • View your current session with all windows and tabs • Browse automatically saved session snapshots • Save and name sessions for later • Export/import sessions as text files • Restore sessions fully loaded or kept suspended Great for saving a "work" session before switching contexts. 💾 Automatic Backups Protect your browsing sessions with scheduled auto-backups: • Choose frequency: hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly • Backups saved as plain text files to your Downloads folder • Automatic pre-update backup before every extension update • Lists all windows and tabs with their URLs • Can be disabled or reconfigured at any time in settings 📸 Screen Capture Preview Optionally capture a screenshot before suspending a tab: • Disabled (best performance) • Top of screen only • Entire page (full scrollable content) • High quality mode 💾 Chrome Discard Integration Combine suspension with Chrome's native tab discarding for up to 500% more memory savings. Each suspended tab uses almost zero RAM. ⚠️ Low Memory Auto-Suspend When system memory gets critically low, the extension suspends tabs before Chrome discards them — preserving your screenshots and session data. 🌍 55 Languages Fully translated interface in 55 languages including: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (US, UK, AU), Estonian, Finnish, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Lithuanian, Latvian, Malayalam, Marathi, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (& Latin America), Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Amharic. RTL layout support for Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian. 🌙 Dark & Light Theme Choose a theme for suspended tab pages. 🔗 Settings Sync Sync your settings across all Chrome browsers logged into the same Google account. 🕶️ Incognito Support Works in incognito mode with session features disabled for privacy. 🩺 Crash Recovery If Chrome crashes, a recovery page appears automatically. Restore all your tabs with one click. After browser restart, the extension automatically detects and reloads any suspended tabs that lost their connection. 🖱️ Right-Click Context Menu Enable the context menu for 15 suspension actions from any page, including "Open Link in New Suspended Tab." The original Great Suspender was the world's most popular tab suspender extension with over 2 million users. In 2020, new owners injected malicious code — tracking browsing and executing remote scripts. Google removed it in February 2021. The Great Suspender Reloaded is a completely clean, safe fork: ✅ No tracking, no analytics, no telemetry ✅ No external requests or remote scripts ✅ No third-party servers ✅ Open-source code (GPL 2.0) — fully auditable on GitHub ✅ Chrome Web Store verified ✅ Manifest V3 — latest security standard ✅ Everything runs locally — your data never leaves your browser • Start with a 10–15 minute timer and adjust for your workflow • Pin always-needed tabs and enable "Never suspend pinned tabs" • Enable form input protection so you never lose unsaved work • Use Ctrl+Shift+S to quickly suspend or unsuspend any tab • Always unsuspend all tabs before uninstalling the extension • Save important sessions before closing Chrome • For 50+ tabs, enable "Discard After Suspend" for max memory savings • Enable automatic backups (weekly is recommended) to protect against data loss 💻 OPEN SOURCE & COMMUNITY Compatible with all Chromium-based browsers. GitHub: https://github.com/tim-dim-ext/The-Great-Suspender-Reloaded Support the project: https://www.patreon.com/c/The_Great_Suspender_Reloaded
TabRest - Rest your tabs, free your RAM
Rest your tabs, free your memory - automatically unload inactive tabs TabRest automatically unloads inactive browser tabs to free up memory and keep your computer running smoothly. 🎯 PERFECT FOR: • Users with many tabs open • Computers with limited RAM • Anyone who wants a faster browsing experience ⌨️ Manual Controls & Keyboard Shortcuts • Unload current tab: Alt+Shift+D • Unload other tabs: Alt+Shift+O • Unload tabs to the right: Alt+Shift+→ • Unload tabs to the left: Alt+Shift+← • Right-click context menu for quick access 🛡️ Protection Features • Whitelist domains to never unload • Snooze individual tabs (30 min - 2 hours) • Snooze entire domains temporarily • Skip tabs with playing audio/video • Skip tabs with unsaved forms • Protect pinned tabs option 🔧 Additional Features • Tab group support - unload entire groups • YouTube position restore - resume where you left off • Scroll position restore when tabs reload • Auto-unload notifications • Close duplicate tabs - one-click deduplication in popup • Tab search - live filter by title or URL • Memory estimate tooltip - hover to see per-tab memory breakdown • Suspend warning toast - 3 second gentle warning before auto-unload • Side panel mode - open UI in persistent browser sidebar instead of popup (stays visible as you switch tabs) • Import/export settings - backup and restore whitelists, blacklists, and sessions to clipboard JSON • Interactive setup wizard - guided 6-step onboarding on install (rerun anytime from Options) • Optional anonymous error reporting (opt-in) - helps us fix bugs while protecting your privacy • Multi-language support (English & Vietnamese) • Auto-open changelog - view what's new on updates (minor/major releases only) 💡 HOW IT WORKS: TabRest uses Chrome's native tabs.discard() API. Discarded tabs: • Stay visible in your tab bar • Preserve scroll position and form data • Reload instantly when clicked • Free up memory while inactive 🔒 PRIVACY: • No data collection by default • Optional anonymous error reporting (disabled by default, fully transparent) • When enabled: errors anonymized, PII redacted, max 100/day, 30-day retention • All settings stored locally on your device • Open source: https://github.com/lamngockhuong/tabrest Made with ❤️ for tab hoarders everywhere.
Smart Tab Suspender – Save RAM & Speed Up Chrome
Save memory by suspending inactive tabs. Auto-suspend after inactivity and restore with a single click. Smart Tab Suspender helps you save memory and improve browser performance by automatically suspending inactive tabs. • One-Click Suspend - Instantly suspend any tab to free up memory • Auto-Suspend - Automatically suspend tabs after a customizable period of inactivity (5 min to 2 hours) • Smart Protection - Never suspend tabs playing audio/video, pinned tabs, or whitelisted sites • Memory Savings Dashboard - Track how much memory you've saved with detailed statistics and charts • Whitelist - Add your favorite sites to never be suspended • Keyboard Shortcut - Press Alt+Shift+S to quickly suspend the current tab • Form Data Protection - Preserves scroll position and form data when restoring tabs • Memory Alert - Get notified when system memory usage is high • Data Management - Backup your settings and data, and easily export/import them across devices Each browser tab can use 50-150MB of memory. If you're a tab hoarder with dozens of tabs open, this can slow down your computer significantly. Smart Tab Suspender solves this by suspending tabs you're not using, freeing up memory instantly. • Beautiful, modern interface • Lightweight and fast - won't slow down your browser • Privacy-focused - no data collection, everything stays local • Works offline • Free and open source Perfect for users who keep many tabs open but want to maintain browser performance.
Tab Defenders
Worried that background tabs are eating up precious RAM? Tab Defenders is a memory manager for Chrome that automatically shuts down inactive tabs and frees up precious memory so that your system remains speedy and responsive! MODE 1: CLOSE TABS AFTER SPECIFIED DURATION You can specify a duration (in minutes) after which any background tab (i.e. a tab that hasn't been visted) will be shut down and its URL saved to storage. This mode is great if you wish to periodically clean Chrome tabs while ensuring that they are always available for recovery if needed. MODE 2: CLOSE TABS USING LEARNT PATTERNS The second mode of operation automatically learns your usage behaviors and shuts down tabs when it thinks that the chance of you returning to them is negligible. Tab Defender uses a state of the art statistical modelling module to track your domain-wise habits and automatically clean tabs in the background. RECOVERING CLOSED TABS If a tab was accidently closed by the extension and you wish to recover it, use the 'View Complete History' option under the 'History' tab to see closed tabs and recover them with the click of a button. WHITELISTING DOMAINS If there are some domains whose tabs you do not want to be automatically closed, you can add them to the whitelist directly from the extension. THEMES The extension offers a modern UI theme (default) as well as a more retro look. You can switch between the two by clicking the 'Tab Defenders' button in the extension popup. Please close and re-open the popup to see your changes in action. About the Developers This extension was developed by Aman Ladia, Jean Laguerre, Anthony Mensah, William Lam and Hung Bui of Stanford University.
