CPU Guard
Detects high CPU usage and helps user to take action on misbehaving tabs. Extension works only on Canary, Dev and Chromium !
As of May 2026, CPU Guard has 48 users in the Workflow & Planning category.
Usersdown 2.0 percent−2.0%
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Version
1.1
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 24, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | 49 | — | — | 1.1 |
| May 19, 2026 | 44 | — | — | 1.1 |
| Now | 48 | — | — | 1.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- processesnotificationssystem.cpustorage
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Sometimes web users come across poorly designed websites, web frames, ads or simply malware that ends up consuming inadequately high amounts of computer resources and degrading workflow and user experience. CPU Guard extension is made to mitigate the issue and help users to quickly pinpoint problematic websites and take action.
Technical
- Version
- 1.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 30.25KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- lkcfbcbcafodjmkeabpmlafehjnianja
- Developer ID
- u8bb3cfbbacf8620f7003a517c27191fc
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 11, 2023
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 13, 2023
- Last Scraped
- May 19, 2026
- Website
- bytesunited.com
- Support URL
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- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 19, 2026.