Rest your tabs, free your memory - automatically unload inactive tabs
Users
651
+98 in 30 days
Rating
4.7 / 5
+0.05 in 30 days
Ratings
13
+2 in 30 days
Store rank
#38K
#32K among extensions
Version
0.9.2
updated 9 Oct 2026
Users
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:651 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:13 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About TabRest - Rest your tabs, free your RAM
TabRest automatically unloads inactive browser tabs to free up memory and keep your computer running smoothly.
🎯 PERFECT FOR:
• Users with many tabs open
• Computers with limited RAM
• Anyone who wants a faster browsing experience
✨ KEY FEATURES:
📌 Smart Auto-Unload
• Configurable inactivity timer (5 minutes to 4 hours)
• Memory threshold trigger (60-95% RAM usage)
• Per-tab memory limit (unload tabs using >100MB-1GB JS heap)
• Startup unload option to free memory when browser opens
• Skip when offline - don't unload tabs when network unavailable
⌨️ Manual Controls & Keyboard Shortcuts
• Unload current tab: Alt+Shift+D
• Unload other tabs: Alt+Shift+O
• Unload tabs to the right: Alt+Shift+Right
• Unload tabs to the left: Alt+Shift+Left
• Right-click context menu for quick access
🛡️ Protection Features
• Whitelist domains to never unload
• Snooze individual tabs (30 min - 2 hours)
• Snooze entire domains temporarily
• Global pause - stop ALL auto-unloading for 30 min, 1 hr, 2 hrs, or until resumed
• Skip tabs with playing audio/video
• Skip tabs with unsaved forms
• Protect pinned tabs option
📊 Statistics & Monitoring
• Live RAM usage display in popup
• Track total tabs unloaded
• Track total memory saved
• Visual indicator (💤) on discarded tab titles
• Favicon ring marks unloaded tabs at a glance
🔧 Additional Features
• Tab group support - unload entire groups
• YouTube position restore - resume where you left off
• Scroll position restore when tabs reload
• Auto-unload notifications
• Close duplicate tabs - one-click deduplication in popup
• Tab search - live filter by title or URL
• Memory estimate tooltip - hover to see per-tab memory breakdown
• Suspend warning toast - 3 second gentle warning before auto-unload
• Side panel mode - open UI in persistent browser sidebar instead of popup (stays visible as you switch tabs)
• Import/export settings - backup and restore whitelists, blacklists, and sessions to clipboard JSON
• Interactive setup wizard - guided 6-step onboarding on install (rerun anytime from Options)
• Optional anonymous error reporting (opt-in) - helps us fix bugs while protecting your privacy
• Multi-language support
• Auto-open changelog - view what's new on updates (minor/major releases only)
💡 HOW IT WORKS:
TabRest uses Chrome's native tabs.discard() API. Discarded tabs:
• Stay visible in your tab bar
• Preserve scroll position and form data
• Reload instantly when clicked
• Free up memory while inactive
🔒 PRIVACY:
• No data collection by default
• Optional anonymous error reporting (disabled by default, fully transparent)
• When enabled: errors anonymized, PII (URLs, emails, IPs) redacted, max 100 auto-reports/day, dedup + sampling to reduce noise
• All settings stored locally on your device
• Open source: https://github.com/lamngockhuong/tabrest
🌐 WEBSITE: https://tabrest.ohnice.app
Made with ❤️ for tab hoarders everywhere.
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Rating
7 days
+45
+7.4%
+2
+0.05
30 days
+98
+17.7%
+2
+0.05
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