DoNotDiscard - Disable tab discard/suspend icon

DoNotDiscard - Disable tab discard/suspend

by Martin Wiechmann · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Stops Chrome from suspending specific tabs, and reloading them when you switch to them. Open chrome://discards for details.

Users
2,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.3 / 5
+0.02 in 30 days
Ratings
18
−1 in 30 days
Store rank
#20K
#17K among extensions
Version
3.1.0
updated 29 Nov 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
6001,3002,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 2,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
31119Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 18 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 DoNotDiscard - Disable tab discard/suspend

This is a plugin to be able to keep the auto discard feature turned off for a custom set of URLs, managed by a list of URL keywords. See if this is working: Open "chrome://discards/" The column "AutoDiscardable" should be off for all tabs which are matching the filter list.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%−1+0.02
6 months0+0.0%−1+0.02
1 year0+0.0%0−0.11

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where DoNotDiscard - Disable tab discard/suspend appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
disable#28−10

Version history

9 versions recorded
3.1.029 Nov 2024
3.0.321 Nov 2022
3.0.222 Oct 2021
3.0.118 May 2021
3.0.012 May 2021
2.1.313 Apr 2021
2.1.24 Apr 2021
2.1.12 Apr 2021

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
1 Apr 2021
Size
41 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
piohlfbmepkepkoiacedlalbmbkjfphc

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabsstorage

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