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Metric	The Great Suspender	The Great Discarder
User count	2,132,103	35,894
Average rating	4.30	4.27
Rating count	4,747	133
Last updated	2020-11-25	2017-06-08
Size	0.27 MB	0.23 MB
Version	7.1.9	0.1.2

Short description	Make your computer run smoothly by suspending the tabs you aren't using	Free up system resources by automatically discarding unused tabs with The Great Discarder Chrome extension.
Full summary	A lightweight extension to reduce chrome's memory footprint. Perfect if you have a lot of tabs open at the same time. Tabs that have not been viewed after a configurable length of time will be automagically suspended in the background, freeing up the memory and CPU being consumed by that tab. ➤ Whitelist specific urls or domains that you do not want to suspend ➤ Optionally show screen capture of tab before it was suspended ➤ Vastly improves performance when restarting chrome with a large number of open tabs ➤ Detects tabs playing audio and can prevent them from suspending ➤ Detects tabs that contain forms with user input and can prevent them from suspending ➤ Configurable behaviour when browsing offline or on battery power ➤ Built from open source code for full transparency 2018-08-22: New version 7 released. Please report any issues here: https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatsuspender/issues ABOUT PERMISSIONS This extension requests the following permissions: • Read and change all your data on the websites that you visit. This is necessary to detect tabs that contain unsaved form input. This enables the extension to prevent these tabs from suspending automatically. • Read and change your browsing history. This is necessary to keep the extension from creating redundant items in the users history when suspending tabs. HELP & SUGGESTIONS If you have feedback or would like to report an issue, you can do so on the GitHub issues page: https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatsuspender/issues GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @greatsuspender GitHub: https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatsuspender/ TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY By installing the extension, you agree to its Terms of Service (https://greatsuspender.github.io/tos) and Privacy Policy (https://greatsuspender.github.io/privacy).	Suspend tabs to reduce chrome memory usage. Uses chrome's native tab discarding. Advantages over The Great Suspender: More memory savings Compatible with chrome tab syncing Super lightweight extension that uses no content scripts or persistent background scripts Disadvantages over The Great Suspender: No visibility on which tabs have been suspended Unable to prevent a tab from reloading when it gains focus Please post all bug reports here: https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatdiscarder/issues