What is New Tab Suspender?

New Tab Suspender focuses on reducing Firefox memory usage caused by inactive open tabs. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who should use New Tab Suspender?

New Tab Suspender is an open-source project built for firefox users who keep many tabs open.

What platforms does New Tab Suspender run on?

New Tab Suspender runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is New Tab Suspender still active?

Unverified. New Tab Suspender 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 New Tab Suspender?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include The Tab Suspender, Total Suspender, and Tab Unloader.

Who develops New Tab Suspender?

New Tab Suspender is developed by Pradeep Mishra.

When did New Tab Suspender launch?

New Tab Suspender first shipped in 2020.

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New Tab Suspender

Name: New Tab Suspender
Author: Pradeep Mishra

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

New Tab Suspender is an open-source Firefox extension that uses Firefox’s native discard API to suspend inactive tabs. It helps users with many open tabs reduce memory consumption and improve browser performance.

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Overview

5 features

New Tab Suspender is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on reducing Firefox memory usage caused by inactive open tabs. New Tab Suspender is an open-source project aimed at firefox users who keep many tabs open. New Tab Suspender is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

It is developed by Pradeep Mishra, and it first shipped in 2020. Among its 5 catalogued features are tab suspension, native discard API, and memory reduction.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tab suspension
Native discard API
Memory reduction
Firefox integration
Inactive tab handling

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Runs on

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Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed8 Sept · 01:01 UTC
New Tab Suspender verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about New Tab Suspender

What is New Tab Suspender?: New Tab Suspender focuses on reducing Firefox memory usage caused by inactive open tabs. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use New Tab Suspender?: New Tab Suspender is an open-source project built for firefox users who keep many tabs open.
Is New Tab Suspender free?: Yes — New Tab Suspender is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does New Tab Suspender run on?: New Tab Suspender runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is New Tab Suspender still active?: Unverified. New Tab Suspender 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 New Tab Suspender?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include The Tab Suspender, Total Suspender, and Tab Unloader.The Tab Suspender Total Suspender Tab Unloader
Who develops New Tab Suspender?: New Tab Suspender is developed by Pradeep Mishra.
When did New Tab Suspender launch?: New Tab Suspender first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 8 Sept 2026
Built for: Firefox users who keep many tabs open
Model: Open source
Solves: Reducing Firefox memory usage caused by inactive open tabs.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: new-tab-suspender

Developer

Pradeep Mishra

Index record

Indexed: 8 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 8 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: new-tab-suspender-github-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 8 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 8 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/pradeep-mishra/tab_suspender_firefox

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