Automatic Tab Discarder
Automatic Tab Discarder is a Firefox extension that unloads inactive tabs from memory while keeping them visible in the tab bar. It supports configurable automatic and manual discarding, live tab statistics, and protections for pinned or media-playing tabs.
Overview
8 featuresAutomatic Tab Discarder is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on reducing Firefox memory usage without losing inactive tabs, history, or bookmarks. It is built as a consumer product for firefox users who need to reduce browser memory usage. Automatic Tab Discarder costs nothing to use. Automatic Tab Discarder is available on the web, embeddable surfaces, and Android.
Behind Automatic Tab Discarder is ChaoticOrder, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 8 catalogued features are automatic discard, manual discard, and configurable timeout. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Automatic discard
- Manual discard
- Configurable timeout
- Live tab stats
- Pinned tab protection
- Audio protection
- Android support
- No data collection
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed11 Sep · 19:39 UTCAutomatic Tab Discarder verified via Firefox Add-onsSource: Firefox Add-ons · Open
Frequently asked questions about Automatic Tab Discarder
- What does Automatic Tab Discarder do?
- Automatic Tab Discarder focuses on reducing Firefox memory usage without losing inactive tabs, history, or bookmarks. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
- Who is Automatic Tab Discarder for?
- Automatic Tab Discarder is a consumer product built for firefox users who need to reduce browser memory usage.
- Is Automatic Tab Discarder free?
- Yes — Automatic Tab Discarder is free to use.
- What platforms does Automatic Tab Discarder run on?
- Automatic Tab Discarder runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, and Android.
- Is Automatic Tab Discarder still active?
- Unverified. Automatic Tab Discarder has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What are alternatives to Automatic Tab Discarder?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Discard Tab, The Tab Suspender, and Basic automatic tabs unloader.Simple Discard TabThe Tab SuspenderBasic automatic tabs unloader
- Who makes Automatic Tab Discarder?
- Automatic Tab Discarder is developed by ChaoticOrder.
- How long has Automatic Tab Discarder been around?
- Automatic Tab Discarder first shipped in 2026.
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