Discard Pinned Tabs on Start
Discard Pinned Tabs on Start is a Firefox extension that discards pinned tabs when the browser starts. It works around a Firefox behavior that can load processes for pinned tabs despite the browser.sessionstore.restore_pinned_tabs_on_demand setting, helping reduce startup memory use.
Overview
5 featuresDiscard Pinned Tabs on Start is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on preventing Firefox from loading pinned tabs and their processes at startup, which wastes memory. Discard Pinned Tabs on Start is a consumer product aimed at firefox users who keep tabs pinned. It is available for free. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
It is developed by Shajirr, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 5 catalogued features are pinned tab discarding, startup tab handling, and memory reduction. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Pinned tab discarding
- Startup tab handling
- Memory reduction
- about:config support
- about:performance verification
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Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed20 Sep · 11:57 UTCDiscard Pinned Tabs on Start verified via Firefox Add-onsSource: Firefox Add-ons · Open
Frequently asked questions about Discard Pinned Tabs on Start
- What does Discard Pinned Tabs on Start do?
- Discard Pinned Tabs on Start focuses on preventing Firefox from loading pinned tabs and their processes at startup, which wastes memory. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
- Who should use Discard Pinned Tabs on Start?
- Discard Pinned Tabs on Start is a consumer product built for firefox users who keep tabs pinned.
- Does Discard Pinned Tabs on Start have a free plan?
- Yes — Discard Pinned Tabs on Start is free to use.
- What platforms does Discard Pinned Tabs on Start run on?
- Discard Pinned Tabs on Start runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
- Is Discard Pinned Tabs on Start still maintained?
- Unverified. Discard Pinned Tabs on Start 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 projects are similar to Discard Pinned Tabs on Start?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Discard Tab, Pinned Tab Resetter, and Discard Tab.Simple Discard TabPinned Tab ResetterDiscard Tab
- Who develops Discard Pinned Tabs on Start?
- Discard Pinned Tabs on Start is developed by Shajirr.
- How long has Discard Pinned Tabs on Start been around?
- Discard Pinned Tabs on Start first shipped in 2026.
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