Tab Overload Relief

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• May 7, 2026
  description

  Tab Memory Saver — Ultimate Browser Productivity & Focus Tool
  
  Tired of your browser slowing down? Tab Memory Saver helps you reclaim memory, manage tab clutter, and stay focused. It combines powerful auto-discarding with a suite of productivity tools like Zen Mode, Session Management, and Tasks.
  
  🚀 **NEW in Version 1.2:**
  *   **🌑 Dark Mode:** The interface now automatically adapts to your system's dark theme for a sleek look.
  *   **⚡ Power Context Menu:** Right-click any tab to instantly "Discard This Tab", "Add to Tasks", or toggle "Auto-Discard" protection.
  *   **♻️ Duplicate Remover:** Instantly clean up your workspace by closing identical tabs with one click.
  *   **🔍 Quick Tab Search:** Have 50+ tabs open? Type to filter and jump to the exact tab you need instantly.
  *   **📊 Impact Dashboard:** See exactly how many tabs you've put to sleep and how much RAM you've saved.
  
  **Key Productivity Features:**
  *   **🧘 Zen Mode:** The ultimate panic button. One click discards ALL non-essential tabs to free up massive RAM, keeping only your active work and music running.
  *   **📂 Session Snapshots:** Context switching? Save your entire window of tabs as a named "Session" (e.g., "Morning Research") and close them. Restore them instantly later.
  *   **✅ Contextual To-Do List:** Don't leave tabs open as reminders. "Add Tab as Task" saves the link to a checklist so you can close the tab and focus.
  *   **🧹 Smart Tab Sorting:** Automatically groups your messy tab strip by website domain (e.g., all YouTube tabs together) and title.
  *   **🛡️ Domain Whitelisting:** Protect important sites (like Email or Music) so they are *never* discarded.
  
  **Core Functionality:**
  *   **Auto-Discard:** Frees up memory from background tabs you haven't touched in a while (customizable timer).
  *   **Visual Feedback:** Sleeping tabs show a "💤" icon so you know they are saving resources.
  *   **Privacy First:** 100% Local. No data tracking. No cloud sync.
  
  **Why Use Tab Memory Saver?**
  *   **Speed:** Reduce memory usage by up to 80%.
  *   **Focus:** Eliminate visual clutter with Zen Mode and Sorting.
  *   **Organization:** Manage workflows with Sessions and Tasks.
  
  **Permissions Explained:**
  *   `tabs`: To identify, sort, and discard tabs.
  *   `storage`: To save your settings, whitelist, sessions, and tasks locally.
  *   `contextMenus`: To add the power tools to the right-click menu.
  *   `alarms`: To run the auto-discard timer.
  *   `scripting`: To update tab titles with status icons.
  
  **Privacy Policy:**
  This extension does not collect, store, or transmit personal information. All data stays on your device.

  Too many open tabs can slow Chrome down and make it harder to stay organized.
  
  Tab Overload Relief helps you manage tab clutter by automatically sleeping inactive tabs while keeping important sites available. You can choose when tabs sleep, protect specific sites, and clean up crowded windows without losing your place.
  
  Features:
  
  - Sleep inactive tabs after a timer you control
  - Keep selected sites awake with site rules
  - Sleep other tabs with one click
  - Sort tabs by site
  - Remove duplicate tabs
  - Search open tabs quickly
  - Save sessions for later
  - Turn tabs into simple read-later tasks
  - Undo recent cleanup actions
  
  This extension is useful for people who keep many tabs open for work, research, email, music, and dashboards.

• May 7, 2026
  short_description

  Save memory by automatically discarding inactive tabs.

  Fix tab overload by sleeping inactive tabs and cleaning up tab clutter.

• May 7, 2026
  name

  Tab Memory Saver

  Tab Overload Relief

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