Tab Unloader

Unload tabs to free up system resources

Total ratings

3.90 (Rating count: 50)

Review summary

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Pros
  • Great at automatically unloading tabs after a specified period of inactivity.
  • Simple and clear options without unnecessary bloat.
  • Effective for managing memory usage in Firefox, especially on low-RAM devices.
  • Works well with Tree Style Tab.
  • Provides useful settings for unloading and reloading tabs.
Cons
  • Issues with URL retrieval for unloaded tabs, causing them to be lost.
  • Favicon issues where unloaded tabs show incorrect or default icons.
  • Lacks a reload option for tabs, which limits functionality.
  • Some users find the UI not user-friendly or intuitive.
  • Doesn't automatically reload unloaded tabs.
Most mentioned
  • Favicon issues with discarded tabs.
  • Problems with reloading unloaded tabs.
  • Automatic unloading after a period of inactivity.
  • User interface and usability concerns.
  • Comparison with other similar add-ons like Auto Tab Discard.
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User reviews

Recent rating average: 4.60
All time rating average: 3.90
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Date Author Rating Comment
2024-11-27 Laibpeace great add-on to lighten firefox and speed it up
2023-10-03 Firefox user 13197014 Tab Unloader working just fine with all previous versions of Firefox up to 118 (on Arch Linux). Usefull settings and default settings, ie: time to auto-unload; visually shows which tabs are un/loaded; don't unload tab that's playing Audio... Also works fine with Tree Style Tab.
2023-08-16 masatami
2023-07-19 rjt Before opening Firefox, is there some way to tell Firefox to tell "Tab Unloader" to open all tabs unloaded?
2022-08-29 Ahmed Still works. I actually use this only for the option to load a whole bookmark folder unloaded.
2022-04-26 jamvaru
2022-04-23 ded-doed More useful than Auto Tab Discard for me, because Tab Unloader correctly counts the time before automatic tab unloading from the moment the tab was last active / in the foreground before the user switched to a different tab. Auto Tab Discard, in my testing, counts the time since the tab was first opened or last loaded back from the unloaded state, which is quite inconvenient.
2021-07-14 Sander Bouwhuis It seems to do what it says. I use it to automatically unload tabs that haven't been used for 15 mins. Big thumbs up from me!
2021-06-21 Fashtas Has some issues with unloaded tabs where either it or Firefox "loses" the URL belonging to the tab so the tab can never be reloaded. Seems to happen between 1/2 and 3/4 of my unloaded tabs (Honestly the ability to reload a tab happens very infrequently, generally an unloaded tab is gone forever) so makes it a non-functional add-on for me
2021-06-05 Firefox user 16677902
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