Firemin Alternatives

Firemin is described as 'Small utility to reduce the amount of memory Firefox or other browsers use. Although Firefox memory usage improved a little over the last few years, it still uses a lot of memory' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to Firemin for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mac, Windows, Linux and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Firemin alternative is UnloadTab, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Firemin are Tiny Suspender, Inactive Tab Tracker, Total Suspender and Quidle.

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  1. UnloadTab icon
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    An essential add-on for power users that have many tabs open. Curb your resource usage by unloading tabs that you haven't visited for a while. An unloaded tab is restored back to its original state when you need it again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
    • UnloadTab is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Firemin.

    • UnloadTab is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Firemin.

    • UnloadTab is Free and Open SourceFiremin is also Free and Open Source
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    Unload / suspend / hibernate idle tabs to reduce memory and cpu usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
    • Tiny Suspender is the most popular Web-based alternative to Firemin.

    • Tiny Suspender is Free and ProprietaryFiremin is Free and Open Source
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    Google Chrome extension to automatically track and close inactive tabs making browsing experience lightweight.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
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    Firefox extension to suspend tab processes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
  5. Quidle icon
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    Quidle automatically closes inactive tabs based on your custom rules, helping you stay focused, save memory, and keep your browser clutter-free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  6. FooTab icon
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    This Chrome/Iron extension is inspired by the excellent Firefox extension - BarTab, although it's much less sophisticated and powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
     
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