Tab Suspender

Automatically suspend, park, hibernate inactive tabs and save up to 80% of memory, reduce load on your device, battery and heat.

As of June 2026, Tab Suspender has 100,000 users and a 3.72/5 rating from 751 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.

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2.0.12
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

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Permissions & access

Permissions
tabsnotificationsunlimitedStoragecontextMenusstoragescriptingfaviconoffscreen
Host access
*://*/*, <all_urls>

Screenshots

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About

Chrome Manifest V3 update now released again with some fixes! 

It can be buggy for first time, please be lenient), this required a complete rework of the extension), Please write error messages here https://github.com/sergey-drpa/Tab-Suspender/issues
Thank you.


Working on V3 update to support last Chrome versions in progress...
Beta release will be available here soon.
Github Repository: https://github.com/sergey-drpa/Tab-Suspender



If you like to use many open Tabs at once - this extension will help you and automatically accelerate your browser and purge the memory.
	
Extension suspend, park, hibernate inactive tabs and save up to 80% of memory.

Unloading tabs will free memory and reduce load on the device, saving battery and less heat.
	
This extension catches inactive, idle or forgotten tabs and suspend / park them with the freeing 80% memory, device resources and battery life.

When tab became a visible again, it can be automatically restored to initial.

Also you can enable auto-close tabs function, which close unused tabs and holds count of tabs at the selected level.

IF TAB SUSPENDER HAS STOPPED WORKING:
	-> Please try to reset Tab Suspender Settings: 
		"Tab Suspender Menu -> All Settings -> Reset Settings".

Benefits:
	
	Speeds Up Chrome: 
		Suspended tabs don't consuming 
		processor resources.
	
	Minimize Memory Use:
		Chrome consumes in 3-5 times less 
		memory with suspended tabs 
		against normal.
	
	Automatic controls tab population:
		Do not need to close unused tabs 
		manually.

Version history:


        2.0.11
                Added support split view
                Downgrade minimum chrome version to v109

        2.0.9
                Solved the biggest problem of the extension, restoring tabs after deleting the extension. 
                   On uninstalled page added ability to restore suspended tabs after Tab Suspender 
                       uninstalled
                Fix issue #44
                Fix issue #27

        2.0.8
                Fix split page error
                Added Option: Immediately Suspend tabs opened with Ctrl/Cmd+Click
                OffscreanDocument heartbeat + replaced with TSKeeper
                Added option to Suspend/Unsuspend Tab Groups
                Localization

        2.0.7
                Made huge amount of fixes, improvements and etc.
                Added new options in setting:
                        - Screenshots Enabled (yes/no)
                        - Ignore Tabs in Group

        1.4.11
		Parked page performance improvements 1.8x.
		Interface improvements.
		Added video tutorial.
		Some bug fixes.

        1.4.10
		Bug fixes.

        1.4.9
		Added Youtube video timing save.

        1.4.7
		Fixed auto-restore function.

        1.4.4, 1.4.5
		Fixed bugs with corrupted settings.

        1.4.3
		Fixed bugs with  mistakenly wizard opening.

        1.4.3
		Fixed bugs with freezes.
		Added ability to import/export settings.
		Added quick Session Preview on TS menu.
		Activated configuration synchronization between account browsers.

	1.4.1
		Fixed History bug.
		Turned off Auto-Close by default.
		Other bug fixes.

	1.3.3
		Fixed Menu JS error.
		Reworked History page.
		Added Session Manager.
		Fixed h2c screenshot 
			Width/Height logic.

	1.2.9.4
		Fixed suspended screenshot size
			for Retina displays.
		Added new HOTKEYs: 'Suspend
			or Unsuspend Current Tab
			(in one HotKey)' and others.
		Reworked context menu with
			checkboxes, added
			separators.
	1.2.9.3
		Added ability to click 
			anywhere to restore.
		Auto adjust Restore button
			size based on window
			height.

	1.2.9.0
		Menu extended.

	1.2.8.1
		Fixed wizard in incognito
			mode.
		Native URL bar now shows on 
			mouse hover.

	1.2.8
		Fixed issue with all tabs 
		icons doesn't load properly.
		Performance improvement.

	1.2.7.2
		Fixed empty screen without 
			title.
		Fixed bug with 'The database
			connection is closing'.
		Prevent from suspend tabs with
			filled forms.
		Added new style of restore
			button: Top Menu (can be
			changed in settings)

	1.2.7.1
		Added setup wizard.
		Added reset settings button.
		Added settings for additional
			CSS styles of suspended
			page Screenshot.

	1.2.7
		Migration to IndexedDB.
		Bug with double capture
			on page loading,
			improved capture logic.
		Bug with icons do not loaded
			but page already discarded
			without icon.
		Bug with DB is not initialized.

	1.2.6
		Added settings related to
			battery level.
		Added new option "Open new
			tabs discarded".
		Fixed Whitelist lost focus.
		Fixed problem with Zoomed
			pages when preview
			screen was over zoomed.

	1.2.5
		Fixed bug with slow scrolling.
		Fixed bugs.

	1.2.2/1.2.3
		Fixed bugs.
		Settings were categorized.

	1.1.4/1.1.5
		Fixed bugs.

	1.1.2
		Fixed bug with auto-reload on
		tab activation.
		Rework open from history page
		logic.

	1.1.1
		Speedup load suspended tabs on
			browser startup.

	1.1.0
		Greatly improved memory savings and performance.
		Added support of native discard,
			if suspended tab not used for
			a long time - increased 
			memory save!
		Reworked screens storage
			- improved memory usage,
			saves even more memory now!
		Reworked screens storage
			- screens not disappear
			after browser restart.
		Added option to start tabs
			discarded on browser startup.
		Added restore form data during
			unsuspend.
		Added settings allows to disable
			suspender based on charging status.

	0.6.0
		Menu reworked.
		Added new option "Auto-Suspend 
			tabs only when working on 
			battery".  
		Added new settings for 
			background color of 
			suspended page.
		Bug on settings page slider 
			fixed.
		Tried to fix chrome://invalid 
			problem.

	0.5.7
		Settings page reload bug fixed.
		Disk writes issue improved.
		Suspend bug fixed.
		
	0.5.5
		Added menu tooltips.
		
	0.5.4
		Returned 'Ignore Current Tab' 
			menu item.
		Added White List user interface 
			(May ask for "notification" 
			permission).
		Removed 'http' prefix from 
			White List tester.

	0.5.3
		Removed 'Ignore Current Tab'
			menu item.
		Fixed recursive suspend from 
			context menu.
			
	0.4.9.2
		Recycle button improved.
			
	0.4.9.1
		Issue with pages without favicon.
		Fine suspend interval slider on
			All Settings.
	
	0.4.9
	  	Suspend window menu item fix.
		Icon does not processed as
			well on some sites.
		Auto update for old version
		immediate updgrade absorber.
	
	0.4.8.3
		Added hotkeys.
		Added context menuon mouse 
			right click(May ask for 
			"contextMenus" permission).
		Fixed immediate extension update.
		Fixed cross OS font on popup.
	0.4.8.2
		Fixed pause issue.
	0.4.8:
		Huge performance optimization.
		Added tab icons status animation.
		Added Recycle function control 
			on popup page.
		Added history of suspended tabs.
		Added native tab URL info at the 
			top of parked page.
		Added if user click refresh browser 
			button on suspended tab - 
			unsuspend tab.
		Fixed wrong weight calculation on
			tab close logic.
		Audiable exception logic 
			improved.
		Restore tabs on startup only if 
			according setting setted.
		Fixed: tabs playing music have 
			more points opposite tab
			without music for 
			'tab close' case only.
	0.4.7:
		Added audible option.
		Added auto restore tabs after 
			auto-update extension on
			enable-disable action. 
			(earlier lost all 
			suspended tabs)
		Added popup with slider for fast 
			access to suspend-interval 
			settings.
		Improved auto-close tab logic.
		Performance improvements++.
		Added new functional buttons: 
			"Suspend other tabs", 
			"Restore All".
		Added Pause Suspender function.
		Added "Ignore current tab" option.
		Added option to reload a tab 
			when restoring, instead 
			of just displaying the
			cached version of the 
			page.
		Added option to restore tab by 
			mouse click instead of mouse 
			hover.
		Fixed bug with unparked tab stuck 
			in parked state.
		Reworked exception list, added * 
			support, now supports 
			'subdomain.*' or 
			'*.domain.com' 
			patterns.
		Add test interface for exception 
			list testing.

	0.4.6:
		- Fixed bug with tab suspend 
		stops after some time.
		- Added ability to suspend tab
		manually.
		- 'Very slow PC' options detects 
		automatically - actual 
		for ChromeOS.
	
	0.4.5:
		- UI fixes.
		- Close tab logic improved.

	0.4.4:
		- New option to exclude sites 
		from being suspend.
		- Fixed orthographical errors.
		- Fixed Restore from History or 
		OneTab plugin.
		- Fixed generated favicons 
		injection.
		- Added mode for super-slow 
		PC(for the case when the video 
		slows down)
		
		
	0.4.3:
		- Improved blinking of restore-
		button.
		- Added correct suspended 
		favicons for pages without 
		favicon.

Technical

Version
2.0.12
Manifest
V3
Size
2.3MiB
Min Chrome
109
Languages
4
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
fiabciakcmgepblmdkmemdbbkilneeeh
Developer ID
ua8c98769faec58242d90a6b7f75846a6
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Sep 3, 2014
Last Updated (Store)
May 20, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 24, 2026
Website
tab-suspender.com

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