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Metric	Tab Suspender	Auto Tab Discard (suspend)
User count	100,000	100,000
Average rating	3.72	4.16
Rating count	751	377
Last updated	2026-05-20	2024-02-17
Size	2.30 MB	0.17 MB
Version	2.0.12	0.6.8.2

Short description	Automatically suspend, park, and hibernate inactive tabs to free memory, cut CPU load, save battery, and keep your browser fast.	Auto Tab Discard improves browser performance by reducing memory load. Automatically suspend inactive tabs to save battery and speed up browsing.
Full summary	Tab Suspender automatically suspends, parks, and hibernates inactive tabs to free memory, reduce CPU load, and lower battery usage. It can restore a suspended tab automatically when it becomes visible again and supports an auto-close option to keep tab count under control. This extension is updated for Chrome Manifest V3 and continues to improve performance and compatibility with recent Chrome versions. Source and issues are available on GitHub at https://github.com/sergey-drpa/Tab-Suspender	Auto Tab Discard is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to enhance browser performance by automatically suspending inactive tabs. It reduces memory usage by disabling JavaScript and DOM events on discarded tabs, conserving battery life on portable devices. Key features include automatic/manual discarding of idle tabs, exclusions for specific hostnames, preserving tab states across browser restarts, and restoring tab content like scroll position and text input. It also offers configurable options to protect pinned tabs, media-playing tabs, and tabs with unsaved user data. Additional plugins provide controls to release discarded tabs or auto-discard new inactive tabs. By using the browser's native discarding method, it ensures seamless restoration even if the extension is removed or the browser crashes.