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Tabsence: Auto Close Inactive & Unused Tabs

by Florian Paulus · tabsence.app · Functionality & UI
Established publisherManifest V3 in_app
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

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
0323646Jan 2025Dec 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 646 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
0612Jan 2025Dec 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 12 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 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

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−31−4.6%00.00
30 days+32+5.2%00.00
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
Search phrasePosition30 days
close#50−8

Version history

12 versions recorded
1.1.118 Jul 2026
1.0.515 Jul 2026
1.0.413 Jul 2026
1.0.39 Jul 2026
1.0.25 Jul 2026
1.0.13 Jul 2026
1.0.01 Jul 2026
0.0.530 Mar 2025

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
3 Jan 2025
Size
403 KB
Languages
de, en
Pricing
in_app
Privacy policy
tabsence.app
Support
tabsence.app
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagealarmstabsscripting
Site access
http://*/*https://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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