Simple Discard Tab
Discards tabs that are inactive for 3 minutes to free up memory, while still preserving the tabs state when you click on them again. No privileged permissions required.
Simple Discard Tab - Free up memory by discarding inactive tabs
Simple Discard Tab is a Firefox add-on that automatically discards inactive tabs after a specified period to free up memory. It uses the browser's native discard function, hibernating the tab but preserving its state. Unlike similar extensions, Simple Discard Tab requires no privileged permissions, ensuring user privacy and security.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Weekly download count: 6
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- alarms
- contextMenus
- notifications
- storage
Size: 22.00K
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
User reviews
by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-03-01
Literally perfect, way back tried some other equivalent (probably "Auto Tab Discard" or that's at least close) and always had weird issues, as if discarded tabs were still causing massive slowdown and eventually crashes. Same with the identical functionality included in SideBery.
Haven't had any problems with this one yet. I was able to keep browsing comfortably with 3000 tabs without quitting FF for about 20 hours. Using the alternatives would have made the browser choke and die at ~1000.
A neat feature addition would be a configurable minimum amount of open tabs before tab discarding kicks in.
by Dr. Trustmeonthisone, 2023-12-11
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Simple Discard Tab requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
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Risk likelihood
Simple Discard Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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