Light Tab Suspender icon

Light Tab Suspender

by shaunmolloy · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 17 Oct 2026

Alternative to the great suspender

Users
123
+12 in 30 days
Rating
2.2 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#78K
#65K among extensions
Version
1.3.0
updated 29 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
366130Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 123 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
024Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 4 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 Light Tab Suspender

It saves the tab’s URL and title, replacing the page with a lightweight placeholder, cutting memory usage from ~150MB per tab to ~10MB. When you unsuspend a tab, it instantly restores to its original state. --- Usage: - Click extension icon to suspend / unsuspend tab. - Use keyboard shortcut to suspend / unsuspend tab: chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+7+6.0%00.00
30 days+12+10.8%00.00
6 months+42+51.9%+1−0.08
1 year+38+44.7%+1−0.08

Version history

3 versions recorded
1.3.029 Mar 2025
1.2.28 Mar 2025
1.1.021 Feb 2021

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
21 Feb 2021
Size
13 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
omemdnaphiccifgleodlhhbdgnaahhfa

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabs

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