The Great Discarder Alternatives

The Great Discarder is described as 'Automatically discards unused tabs to free up system resources. Suspend tabs to reduce chrome memory usage. Uses chrome's native tab discarding' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to The Great Discarder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mozilla Firefox, Mac, Google Chrome and Linux apps. The best The Great Discarder alternative is Auto Tab Discard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like The Great Discarder are Firemin, UnloadTab, Tiny Suspender and Total Suspender.

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Automatically discards unused tabs to free up system resources. Suspend tabs to reduce chrome memory usage. Uses...

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The Great Discarder alternatives page was last updated Feb 6, 2021
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  1. Auto Tab Discard icon

    Auto Tab Discard

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    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.

    7 Auto Tab Discard alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    Auto Tab Discard screenshot 1

    Auto Tab Discard Features

    1.  Low memory usage
    2.  Memory footprint
    3.  Memory Optimization
    4.  Microsoft Edge extension
    5.  Opera extension

    Auto Tab Discard VS The Great Discarder

     

    • Auto Tab Discard is the most popular Web-based alternative to The Great Discarder.

    • Auto Tab Discard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Great Discarder.

    • Auto Tab Discard is Free and Open SourceThe Great Discarder is also Free and Open Source

  2. 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 The Great Discarder

     

    • Firemin is the most popular Windows alternative to The Great Discarder.

    • Firemin is Free and Open SourceThe Great Discarder is also Free and Open Source
    • Firemin is LightweightThe Great Discarder is not according to our users
  4. UnloadTab icon

    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 The Great Discarder

     

    • UnloadTab is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to The Great Discarder.

    • UnloadTab is Free and Open SourceThe Great Discarder is also Free and Open Source
  5. 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 The Great Discarder

     
  6. 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 The Great Discarder

     
  7. FooTab icon

    FooTab

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    Discontinued

    Last Update: 2016-11-29

    FooTab VS The Great Discarder

     
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