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Auto Tab Discard

by joue.quroi · Functionality & UI
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.

Users
200K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
−0.11 in 30 days
Ratings
389
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#1,238
#1,115 among extensions
Version
0.7.7
updated 12 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
30K115K200KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 200,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
80234389Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 389 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Auto Tab Discard

"Auto Tab Discard" is a lightweight browser extension that automatically reduces the amount of memory used by open but inactive tabs, helping to conserve battery life on portable devices by disabling JavaScript code and DOM events on discarded tabs. Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ityhxUPp3y8 Instruction: There are two options on the extension's interface to either discard tabs or release discarding (the "x" buttons) The features of "Auto Tab Discard" are: * Improves browser performance and reduces memory usage by automatically or manually discarding inactive, idle, or forgotten tabs. * Includes a list of hostnames or regular expressions that can be excluded from auto-discarding. * Preserves the discarded state of tabs when the browser is closed and reopened. * Indicates the discarded state of a tab through the favicon or title. * Restores the state of a tab, including scroll position and text box content, after it is released from being discarded. * Allows for the forced discarding of specified hostnames. The options for configuring whether tabs should be discarded or not include: * Pinned tabs * Tabs that are playing media * The presence of a power source * Unsaved content or user input in a tab The available plugins for "Auto Tab Discard" are: * Release the discarded state of the next or previous tab. * Release the discarded state of all tabs in the active window. * Automatically discard all newly opened inactive tabs. * Store YouTube's timestamp before a tab is discarded. * Permanently delete (remove) old discarded tabs that are inactive. Notes: * Unlike the "The Great Suspender" extension, this extension uses the native method for discarding tabs, which means that even if the extension is removed or the browser crashes, your browser will automatically restore everything for you. Privacy Policy: https://webextension.org/privacy-policy/extension/tab-discard.html

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+2−0.12
30 days0+0.0%+1−0.11
6 months+100K+100.0%+28−0.14
1 year+100K+100.0%+55−0.12

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Auto Tab Discard appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
auto#30
tab#30−9
browser tab#47+1
state#52−28
include#74−31
release#87−26

Version history

30 versions recorded
0.7.712 Oct 2026
0.7.611 Oct 2026
0.7.56 Oct 2026
0.7.44 Oct 2026
0.7.324 Aug 2026
0.7.115 Aug 2026
0.6.9.16 Aug 2026
0.6.8.217 Feb 2024

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
24 Jun 2020
Size
240 KB
Languages
de, en, nl, es, fr, it, hu, pt-BR
Pricing
Free
Support
webextension.org
Extension ID
jhnleheckmknfcgijgkadoemagpecfol

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
idlestoragecontextMenusnotificationsalarmsscripting
Site access
*://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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