UnloadTab Alternatives
UnloadTab is described as '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' and is an app in the OS & Utilities category. There are eight alternatives to UnloadTab for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Firefox and Google Chrome. The best alternative is Auto Tab Discard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UnloadTab are Tab Suspender for Safari (Free), Firemin (Free, Open Source), BarTab Tycho (Free, Open Source) and FooTab (Free).
- 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. View 6 alternatives to Auto Tab Discard
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Opera
- Firefox
- Reduce your memory and CPU usage by automatically suspending the tabs you aren't using. View 7 alternatives to Tab Suspender for Safari
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Safari
- Firemin will force Firefox to use less memory. It is safe to use, spyware free and completely free. Firemin Installs instantly. View 7 alternatives to Firemin
- BarTab Tycho reduces memory usage by unloading tabs, either manually or automatically after an adjustable time period. View 1 alternatives to BarTab Tycho
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Pale Moon
- This Chrome/Iron extension is inspired by the excellent Firefox extension - BarTab, although it's much less sophisticated and powerful. View 6 alternatives to FooTab
- Dormancy 'retires' tabs that have gone unused for a while, freeing up that memory. It then restores the tabs to life when accessed. View 7 alternatives to Dormancy
Discontinued
The last update was on June 17th, 2012.
No screenshots yet- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Firefox
- Unload / suspend / hibernate idle tabs to reduce memory and cpu usage. View 17 alternatives to Tiny Suspender
- # Features- Only minimal user-permissions are required (storage to save configuration and tabs) View 10 alternatives to Total Suspender