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Lazy Tabs

by Jman · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Discard all inactive tabs (except pinned) at startup or by clicking an icon

Users
7,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.2 / 5
+0.50 in 30 days
Ratings
152
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#11K
#9,863 among extensions
Version
1.2.0
updated 9 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
2,0006,00010KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
4096152Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 152 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 Lazy Tabs

Automatically discards all tabs at startup or on demand (on icon click) for reducing memory consumption and unnecessary bandwidth usage. Without tracking and any permissions. Source code: https://github.com/jman/lazy_tab

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1,000+16.7%0+0.50
30 days0+0.0%0+0.50
6 months0+0.0%+1+0.51
1 year+1,000+16.7%+5+0.50

Version history

5 versions recorded
1.2.09 Jun 2026
1.1.025 Apr 2025
1.0.12 Apr 2024
1.0.022 Jun 2023
0.5.42 Jul 2020

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
2 Jul 2020
Size
10 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
aabgbgciohhaogajcnacpgilhmacdahc

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 2

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