The Great Suspender AlternativesTop Tab Managers and other similar apps like The Great Suspender

The Great Suspender is described as 'Lightweight chrome extension to help reduce chrome's memory footprint for users that like to have too many tabs open at the same time. This extension will automagically unload each tab while retaining its favicon and title text' and is a popular Tab Manager in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to The Great Suspender for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best The Great Suspender alternative is Auto Tab Discard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like The Great Suspender are The Marvellous Suspender, Workona, Tab Wrangler and tabby.us.

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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    • Almost everyone thinks Auto Tab Discard is a great The Great Suspender alternative.

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

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

    • Auto Tab Discard is Free and Open SourceThe Great Suspender is also Free and Open Source
  2. The Marvellous Suspender icon

    The Marvellous Suspender

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    A chrome extension for suspending all tabs to free up memory, totally based on the original "The Great Suspender" but without ADS tracking and other problems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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    Comments about The Marvellous Suspender as an Alternative to The Great Suspender
    elkomodosdrago
    Positive
    1

    Functionally identical except without the whole malware thing...

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    • The Marvellous Suspender is Free and Open SourceThe Great Suspender is also Free and Open Source
  4. Workona icon

    Workona

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    Enables organizing browser tabs into modular workspaces for project management, meetings, and workflows across Chrome and Firefox, helping reduce clutter, maintain focus, and access all resources or dashboards in one place, supporting seamless collaboration and context switching.

    50 Workona alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Workona is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux & iPad alternative to The Great Suspender.

    • Workona is Freemium and ProprietaryThe Great Suspender is Free and Open Source
  5. Tab Wrangler icon

    Tab Wrangler

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    Efficient tab manager auto-closes idle tabs at user-defined intervals while saving them safely in the Tab Corral for later access. Offers comprehensive settings, Chrome synchronization, tab locking, and ensures pinned tabs remain untouched to optimize browser performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  6. tabby.us icon

    tabby.us

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    Free browser extension to remove unnecessary tabs automatically and silently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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  7. Tiny Suspender icon

    Tiny Suspender

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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
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  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
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  10. Total Suspender icon

    Total Suspender

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    Firefox extension to suspend tab processes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     

  11. Tab Stacker

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    Moves tabs so they are always sorted in most recently used (MRU) order. Pinned tabs will stay in place.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
     
  12. Dustman icon

    Dustman

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    If you tend to open too many tabs, closing them when no longer needed could be a tedious task. Fortunately you don't have to do it yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
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    Comments about Dustman as an Alternative to The Great Suspender
    crogonint
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    This one automagically closes tabs you haven't viewed recently. That means that you're depending on Chrome's notoriously rotten History function to get back old tabs.

    BAD idea.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Dustman is Free and Open SourceThe Great Suspender is also Free and Open Source

  13. AutoClose Tabs

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    AutoClose Tabs will automatically close tabs that have not been used for a long time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
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    Comments about AutoClose Tabs as an Alternative to The Great Suspender
    crogonint
    Negative
    0

    This one also will automatically close your tabs, forcing you to rely on Chrome's crappy History function to retrieve them.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • AutoClose Tabs is Free and ProprietaryThe Great Suspender is Free and Open Source
  14. TooManyTabs icon

    TooManyTabs

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    Ever tried having 20 tabs or more open in Chrome? You can’t even see the favicon of the tabs, not to mention the tab titles! If that happens to you, TooManyTabs is a must-have extension that manages your tabs, reduces your tab overflow, and saves your sanity!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
     
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