What does Tab Suspender do?

Tab Suspender focuses on reducing browser memory and system resource usage from inactive tabs. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who should use Tab Suspender?

Tab Suspender is an open-source project built for firefox users managing many open tabs.

What platforms does Tab Suspender run on?

Tab Suspender runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Is Tab Suspender still active?

Unverified. 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 are alternatives to Tab Suspender?

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

Who makes Tab Suspender?

Tab Suspender is developed by ZhymabekRoman.

When did Tab Suspender launch?

Tab Suspender first shipped in 2024.

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Tab Suspender

Name: Tab Suspender
Author: ZhymabekRoman

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Tab Suspender is an open-source Firefox extension that suspends inactive tabs using Firefox’s native discard API. It helps users reduce memory consumption and free system resources while keeping tabs available for later use.

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Overview

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Tab Suspender is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on reducing browser memory and system resource usage from inactive tabs. It is built as an open-source project for firefox users managing many open tabs. Tab Suspender is open source under the Open Source license. It runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Behind Tab Suspender is ZhymabekRoman, and it first shipped in 2024. Among its 5 catalogued features are inactive tab suspension, memory reduction, and native discard API.

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

Inactive tab suspension
Memory reduction
Native discard API
Background tab management
Firefox integration

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Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed11 Sep · 19:06 UTC
New Tab Suspender v2 verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Tab Suspender

What does Tab Suspender do?: Tab Suspender focuses on reducing browser memory and system resource usage from inactive tabs. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use Tab Suspender?: Tab Suspender is an open-source project built for firefox users managing many open tabs.
Is Tab Suspender free?: Yes — Tab Suspender is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Tab Suspender run on?: Tab Suspender runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Is Tab Suspender still active?: Unverified. 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 are alternatives to Tab Suspender?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include New Tab Suspender, The Tab Suspender, and Total Suspender.New Tab Suspender The Tab Suspender Total Suspender
Who makes Tab Suspender?: Tab Suspender is developed by ZhymabekRoman.
When did Tab Suspender launch?: Tab Suspender first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: Firefox users managing many open tabs
Model: Open source
Solves: Reducing browser memory and system resource usage from inactive tabs.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: new-tab-suspender-v2

Developer

ZhymabekRoman

Index record

Indexed: 11 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 11 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: new-tab-suspender-v2-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 11 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 11 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
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: 11 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/ZhymabekRoman/TabSuspender

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