Memory Saver

Reduce Chrome's memory usage by setting inactive tabs to sleep or system memory is low

As of May 2026, Memory Saver has 10,000 users and a 3.53/5 rating from 36 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Version
1.6
Manifest V3

History

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Permissions & access

Permissions
storagealarmssystem.memory
Host access
*://*/*

Screenshots

Memory Saver screenshot 1

About

Lightweight extension that reduces Chrome's memory usage by putting inactive tabs to sleep.

Using Chrome's built in tab discarding feature, when a tab is inactive or system memory critically low, the extension discards the background tabs freeing up memory.

Once you switch the focus to the sleeping tab, it gets automatically reloaded. Tabs playing audio or video won't be put to sleep.

=== Main Features===

Tabs are put to sleep when not in use for 10 minutes (the interval can be customized in the settings). 
 
Tabs are put to sleep when system memory is low. The extension will set a default low memory threshold depending by the total amount of system memory. This value can be customized.

The extension will periodically check the amount of free system memory. This interval is set by default to 5 minutes and can be customized.

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v.1.6 : support for V3 manifest and small bug fixes

Technical

Version
1.6
Manifest
V3
Size
13.64KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
uad9b498c66aca05bfb71ad318b5f0d8f
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jul 15, 2020
Last Updated (Store)
Jun 10, 2024
Last Scraped
May 30, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

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