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Load Background Tabs Lazily

by kgersen · Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Allow only a specific number of new background tabs to load at one time.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
−0.38 in 30 days
Ratings
9
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#27K
#22K among extensions
Version
6.6
updated 5 Feb 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
905451,000May 2024Aug 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
049May 2024Aug 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 9 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 Load Background Tabs Lazily

This extension duplicates some of the behavior of an old Firefox extension that is no longer maintained, Load Tabs Progressively. Load Background Tabs Lazily places newly created background tabs in a line and allows only a specific number to load, while blocking the rest. A tab is removed from the line once it has finished loading. The first blocked tab in the line is then allowed to load. This extension was designed for users with slow internet connections that routinely open multiple background tabs at the same time. It also helps users that open many background tabs at once by not overwhelming their browser or CPU. Only background tabs with http(s) URLs are added to the line. Middle click (or Ctrl click) a link, bookmark, or bookmark folder to create background tabs. Various commands or settings for this extension may be accessed in its Options page or toolbar button popup. The toolbar button may be pinned by clicking the 'Extensions' button that looks like a puzzle piece on the toolbar. Permissions used: ▸ non-optional: 'contextMenus', 'declarativeNetRequest' (Block content on any page), 'storage', 'tabs' (Read your browsing history)*, 'webNavigation' (Read your browsing history) ▸ optional: '<all_urls>' (Read and change all your data on all websites), 'browsingData', 'downloads' (Manage your downloads), 'nativeMessaging' (Communicate with cooperating native applications), 'tabGroups' (View and manage your tab groups), 'webRequest' * The 'tabs' permission allows this extension to view the the url, pendingUrl, title, and favIconUrl properties of a tab.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%+1−0.38
6 months0+0.0%+1−0.38
1 year+152+17.9%+3−0.33

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Load Background Tabs Lazily appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
loading#8+5
background#66+11

Version history

21 versions recorded
6.65 Feb 2026
6.510 Sep 2025
6.47 Sep 2025
6.331 Aug 2025
6.220 Aug 2025
6.113 Aug 2025
6.01 Jul 2025
5.921 Apr 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
17 May 2024
Size
81 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
jomliinifiaagjbbjncdncgoolfiakjj

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
webNavigationtabsstoragecontextMenusdeclarativeNetRequest

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