FooTab Alternatives

FooTab is described as 'This Chrome/Iron extension is inspired by the excellent Firefox extension - BarTab, although it's much less sophisticated and powerful' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are six alternatives to FooTab for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Linux and Mac apps. The best FooTab alternative is Firemin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FooTab are UnloadTab, Tiny Suspender, Quidle and Total Suspender.

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  1. Firemin icon
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    Firemin is a 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.

    6 Firemin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. 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
     
  3. Unload / suspend / hibernate idle tabs to reduce memory and cpu usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  4. 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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  5. Firefox extension to suspend tab processes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
  6. 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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