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 five alternatives to FooTab for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mozilla Firefox, Linux, Mac and Google Chrome apps. The best FooTab alternative is Firemin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FooTab are UnloadTab, Tiny Suspender, Total Suspender and Inactive Tab Tracker.

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This Chrome/Iron extension is inspired by the excellent Firefox extension - BarTab, although it's much less...

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FooTab alternatives page was last updated Feb 14, 2025
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  1. Firemin

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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; a little more than we feel comfortable with.

    6 Firemin alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • ZA flagSouth Africa

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Firefox
    Firemin screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Memory Optimization

    Firemin VS FooTab

     

    • Firemin is the most popular Windows alternative to FooTab.

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

    • Firemin is Free and Open SourceFooTab is Free and Proprietary
    • Firemin is LightweightFooTab is not according to our users
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    UnloadTab

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
    UnloadTab screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update was on February 11th, 2014.

    UnloadTab Features

    1.  Memory Optimization

    UnloadTab VS FooTab

     

    • UnloadTab is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to FooTab.

    • UnloadTab is Free and Open SourceFooTab is Free and Proprietary
  4. Tiny Suspender icon

    Tiny Suspender

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    Unload / suspend / hibernate idle tabs to reduce memory and cpu usage.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    Tiny Suspender screenshot 1

    Tiny Suspender Features

    1.  Multiple Browser Tabs

    Tiny Suspender VS FooTab

     

    • Tiny Suspender is the most popular Web-based alternative to FooTab.

    • Tiny Suspender is Free and ProprietaryFooTab is also Free and Proprietary
  5. Total Suspender icon

    Total Suspender

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    Firefox extension to suspend tab processes.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox

    Total Suspender Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Browser extension

    Total Suspender VS FooTab

     
  6. Inactive Tab Tracker icon

    Inactive Tab Tracker

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    Google Chrome extension to automatically track and close inactive tabs making browsing experience lightweight.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    Inactive Tab Tracker screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Unload inactive tabs
    5.  Tab Control

    Inactive Tab Tracker VS FooTab

     
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