Keep Tabs Alive — Disable Automatic Tab Discarding

About

Ever switched back to a tab and found it reloading from scratch?

Chrome's Memory Saver automatically discards inactive tabs to free RAM. When you return, those tabs may reload from scratch instead of resuming instantly — which can interrupt your workflow, reset page state, potentially lose form data and force unnecessary reloads. Keep Tabs Alive gives you full control over which tabs Chrome is allowed to discard — so the tabs that matter stay exactly where you left them.

Keep Tabs Alive lets you disable automatic tab discarding, prevent unwanted tab reloads and keep important tabs active — whether you manage them by website or one tab at a time.

No unexpected reloads. No lost work. No surprises.

Why Keep Tabs Alive?
- Prevent unwanted tab reloads caused by tab discarding
- Disable Chrome's Memory Saver tab discarding
- Protect important web apps, dashboards and ongoing work
- Keep forms and workflows intact
- Control tabs individually or by website
- Works entirely offline
- No tracking, no analytics

Perfect for
Trading and monitoring dashboards, and any long-running web app you don't want reloaded.

✨ Features
- Master switch — pause or resume all protection from the toolbar popup in one click.
- Two protection modes:
  - Protect everything — keep every tab alive, except the sites you exclude.
  - Whitelist only — keep alive only the sites you choose.
- Per-site rules — protect or exclude the current site in one click. Domain rules also cover subdomains — example.com automatically covers mail.example.com.
- Per-tab switches — the settings page lists every open tab (searchable, grouped by window) with its own switch. Keep a single tab alive or let it sleep — a one-time choice that lasts until you close the tab. Like it? Turn it into a permanent site rule with one click.
- Toolbar badge — see at a glance how many tabs are currently protected.
- Live statistics — tabs protected now, total protection actions, and how many automatic discards have been observed while the extension was active.
- Light / Dark / Auto themes — a clean interface that can follow your OS.
- Guided tour — a quick walkthrough so you're up and running in seconds.
- 50+ languages — the interface is fully localized.

🔒 Privacy first
Keep Tabs Alive collects no data. There are no analytics, no tracking and no external servers. All your settings and stats live entirely in your own browser. It requests only the minimum permissions it needs (tabs and storage) to do its job.

🛠️ How it works
A lightweight background service worker marks your chosen tabs as non-discardable (Auto Discardable = false), re-evaluating whenever tabs are created, updated, or when your settings change. It's built on Chrome's own Manifest V3 platform — fast, modern and efficient, with no runtime dependencies.

✅ Verify it works
Open chrome://discards — the Auto Discardable column shows ✕ for every protected tab, and the toolbar badge matches the count.

Note: Keep Tabs Alive only blocks Chrome's automatic memory-saver discarding. You can still discard any tab manually from chrome://discards.

Keep Tabs Alive gives you precise control over Chrome's automatic tab discarding and tab reloads while staying lightweight, private and easy to use.