Safe Tab Discarder
This is a simple extension that discards the current tab (releasing memory) when you click its icon.
As of June 2026, Safe Tab Discarder has 5 users in the Productivity category.
Usersdown 28.6 percent−28.6%
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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
7 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 7 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 6 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 5 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 8, 2026 | 5 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 28, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 2 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Now | 5 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabs
- Host access
- None declared
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About
This is a simple extension that discards the current tab (releasing memory) when you click its icon. No unnecessary permissions have been granted. It consists of only 11 simple lines of code and does not collect even any trivial information like Google Analytics forever. If you are concerned about this, please take a look at the source code after installation.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 8.52KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- npkaackglbcjjelnapobaocjgmnpfpho
- Developer ID
- u7bf77ef85d81810d3fd54e409121b7a9
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Nov 16, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Nov 16, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.