Auto close inactive tabs after a time you pick. Close unused tabs, save memory, and restore closed tabs from a searchable archive.
Users
646
+32 in 30 days
Rating
4.1 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
12
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#38K
#32K among extensions
Version
1.1.1
updated 18 Jul 2026
Users
monthly, 2 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:646 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:12 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Tabsence: Auto Close Inactive & Unused Tabs
Tab overload slows down your browser and your thinking. Tabsence is a tab
manager built to close inactive tabs automatically — set a time limit once,
and unused tabs quietly close themselves, keeping your browser fast, your
memory free, and your mind on what matters. Nothing closes until you choose
a time limit, and the tab you're working in is always safe.
Everything essential is free. A one-time PRO purchase adds a whitelist, a
searchable tab archive, and cross-device sync. No subscriptions. No
complexity. Just a cleaner, faster browser.
Free features
✓ Auto Close Inactive Tabs
Set a custom inactivity threshold — minutes, hours, days, or months — and
Tabsence silently closes unused tabs in the background. No surprise
closures: you pick the time limit before anything happens.
✓ Smart Activity Detection
Tabsence only closes tabs that are truly idle. It tracks real usage
signals—keyboard input, mouse clicks, scrolling, and touch—so active tabs
are never closed unexpectedly.
✓ Save Memory & Speed Up Your Browser
Every idle tab you close frees the memory and CPU it was using in the
background. Fewer forgotten tabs means less RAM pressure and a faster,
quieter computer.
✓ Pause & Resume Anytime
Need everything open for a deep research session? Disable automatic tab
closing with one click, without losing your saved settings.
✓ Set It Once, No Account Needed
Install, pick a time limit, save — done. The core features work entirely
offline with no sign-up required.
Tabsence PRO
No subscription. No recurring charges. Pay once, own it forever.
✓ Domain Whitelist — Never Lose Important Tabs
Protect specific URLs or entire domains from ever being auto-closed. Three
flexible match modes:
• Exact — protect a specific URL and path (e.g. notion.so/workspace/1)
• Subdomain — protect a domain and all its subdomains (e.g. slack.com)
• Wildcard — use * patterns for broad rules (e.g. *.google.com)
✓ Pinned Tab Protection
Keep your most important references always open. Enable "Don't close pinned
tabs" and Tabsence will skip them entirely.
✓ Audio Tab Protection
Never interrupt a podcast, music stream, or video call. Enable "Don't close
audio tabs" to protect any tab playing sound.
✓ Tab Archive — Never Lose a Closed Tab
Before Tabsence closes a tab, it saves the title, URL, and timestamp to
your personal archive — up to 500 entries, stored only on your device.
Accidentally lost something? Search by title or URL and reopen it with a
single click. An optional on-page archive button puts your archived tabs
one click away on any website, without opening the popup.
✓ Cross-Device Sync
Your inactivity thresholds, whitelist rules, and settings sync instantly
across all your desktop browsers when you log in and enable it. Configure
once, use everywhere. Your tab archive never leaves your device.
Why Tabsence ?
→ Beat tab overload and keep your browser fast, responsive, and clutter-free
→ Close unused tabs automatically instead of hoarding hundreds of them
→ Recover closed tabs anytime with the searchable archive — nothing is
silently thrown away
→ Protect the tabs that matter most with flexible whitelist rules
→ Reduce memory usage by closing idle tabs running in the background
→ One-time payment — no hidden fees, no subscription, ever
14-day money-back guarantee. Questions? Reach us at support@tabsence.app
Reclaim your focus and let Tabsence manage your tabs—so you don't have to.
Growth
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Users
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Ratings
Rating
7 days
−31
−4.6%
0
0.00
30 days
+32
+5.2%
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0.00
6 months
+456
+240.0%
+6
−0.25
1 year
+565
+697.5%
+9
+0.41
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where Tabsence: Auto Close Inactive & Unused Tabs appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change