Tab Pause
Pause Chrome tabs by discarding them. Built by Thoughtminers.
As of June 2026, Tab Pause has 26 users in the Functionality & UI category.
Usersup 333.3 percent+333.3%
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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
8 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 6 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 8 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 6 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 7, 2026 | 7 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 13, 2026 | 23 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 22, 2026 | 21 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 23 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 24 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Now | 26 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- None declared
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
TabPause allows you to temporarily "pause" Chrome tabs by discarding them from memory while keeping them open in your tab bar. This is perfect for: Managing memory usage with many open tabs Keeping reference tabs without the performance cost Quickly pausing distracting tabs during focused work Saving network bandwidth Simply click the extension icon to pause the current tab. Click again to resume it.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 627KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- aacboanefihhngphpcjlfikoocapihfo
- Developer ID
- ub7addc61c0eef02907392cf8b6f2573c
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jan 12, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jan 12, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
- https://github.com/thoughtminers/tabpause
- Privacy Policy
- https://github.com/thoughtminers/tabpause
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.