Auto Tab Discard
Auto Tab Discard a lightweight extension that uses the native method (tabs.discard) to unload or suspend browser tabs to significantly reduce the memory footprint of you...
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Opera
- Firefox
What is Auto Tab Discard?
Auto Tab Discard a lightweight extension that uses the native method (tabs.discard) to unload or suspend browser tabs to significantly reduce the memory footprint of your browser when many tabs are opened.
If you like to use many open tabs at once, this extension could help you to keep your browser fresh with low memory usage by parking (hibernating) inactive tabs to save up to 80% of the used memory. This also helps portable devices to save battery.
Features:
- Speeds up your browser and minimize the memory usage: Inactive, idle or forgotten tabs can be auto-suspended after a configurable period of time or be suspended manually from the toolbar popup.
- Tabs (domains) can be whitelisted to avoid automatic suspension.
- Suspended tabs are retained after closing and reopening browser (using your browser's session restore functionality)
- Tab's favicon displays the suspension status (If the icon has opacity it is discarded)
- Tabs are being restored with all information kept intact (like scroll position or the content of text boxes) when it becomes visible again
- When a tab is discarded, no JavaScript code or dom event is active. Basically, the tab is paused.
Options: There are a few options to customize when a tab gets discarded:
- Pinned tabs
- When there is a media source playing inside a tab
- When the computer is connected to a power source
- When there is a form element (with changes) that has not yet been submitted.
Notes:
- To prevent automatic tab discard, set the period to zero in the options page
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Auto Tab Discard Features
Auto Tab Discard information
- Developed byRichard Neomy
- LicensingOpen Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.
- Written in
- Alternatives6 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English
GitHub repository
- 755 Stars
- 72 Forks
- 97 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Said about Auto Tab Discard as an alternative
Auto Tab Discard is a good alternative to BarTab because BarTab is discontinued and probably doesn't work with the new Quantum versions of Firefox (ver 57+). Another option would be the Dormancy extension, but I haven't tried it.
Tags
- Firefox Extension
- unload-tabs
Recent user activities on Auto Tab Discard
CeesT reviewed Auto Tab DiscardFrom 95% RAM usage and choppy music to 38% and normal music playback, thanks to discarding inactive 100+ tabs.- Clemens_Ratte_Polle commented on Auto Tab DiscardCRPOne important feature is that everything is safe and nothing lost when deactivating Auto Tab Discard :) With other suspension extensions you will lose ALL your tabs when uninstalling them :( "ATD uses the native method for discarding tabs. Even if you disable the extension or remove it from your browser, all your tabs are safe. https://add0n.com/tab-discard.html
Bobby_Reggine liked Auto Tab Discard
From 95% RAM usage and choppy music to 38% and normal music playback, thanks to discarding inactive 100+ tabs.
One important feature is that everything is safe and nothing lost when deactivating Auto Tab Discard :) With other suspension extensions you will lose ALL your tabs when uninstalling them :(
"ATD uses the native method for discarding tabs. Even if you disable the extension or remove it from your browser, all your tabs are safe. https://add0n.com/tab-discard.html