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Best alternatives to Disable automatic tab discarding (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Disable automatic tab discarding, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Disable automatic tab discarding: reviews, users and permissionsBest Workflow & Planning extensions

Disable automatic tab discarding today

≈100K users3.4★ from 384 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions

Disable automatic tab discarding alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    DoNotDiscard - Disable tab discard/suspend

    Stops Chrome from suspending specific tabs, and reloading them when you switch to them. Open chrome://discards for details.

    ≈2K users3.3★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago2 permissions
    • About 50× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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  2. 2

    Disable Page Visibility

    Stops websites from detecting when you switch tabs or minimize the window.

    ≈20K users3.8★ from 44 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago5 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
    • Listed under Privacy & Security
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  3. 3

    Auto Tab Discard

    Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.

    ≈100K users4.0★ from 395 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago7 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Rated 0.6 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  4. 4

    No-Tabs-Auto-Discard

    Disable auto-discard of all tabs or for tabs with specific domains

    ≈6K users3.7★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • About 17× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
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  5. 5

    Automatic Tab Opener

    Enables the user to set specific times to open a tab for a specific URL with options of closing automatically the tab when complete

    ≈3K users3.9★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 9 days ago4 permissions
    • About 33× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
    • Listed under Tools
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  6. 6

    SmartContact disabled 'Auto Discardable' tab

    SmartContact enabled 'Auto Discardable' tab

    ≈4K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions
    • About 25× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
    • Listed under Social Networking
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  7. 7

    Privacy Screen - Automatic Webpage Blur & Screen Shield

    Automatically blur webpages, hide sensitive elements, and shield your screen when you step away, switch tabs, or lock your computer.

    ≈3K users4.0★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago11 permissions
    • About 33× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 1)
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  8. 8

    The Great-er Tab Discarder

    Compatible with latest Chrome! Helps your browser load and run faster by freeing up memory and resources used by old inactive tabs.

    ≈10K users4.3★ from 52 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago5 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Rated 0.9 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  9. 9

    Tab Discard (Suspender)

    Easily suspend inactive tabs and save up memory for your browser.

    ≈5K users4.6★ from 27 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions
    • About 20× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Rated 1.2 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
    • Listed under Tools
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  10. 10

    Tabius - Automatic Tab Grouping Assistant

    An Automatic Tab Grouping Extension for Your Browser.

    ≈3K users4.4★ from 66 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 33× fewer users than Disable automatic tab discarding
    • Rated 0.9 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Disable automatic tab discarding alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Disable automatic tab discarding?

By users, the most popular alternative is Auto Tab Discard with ≈100K users and a 4.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is DoNotDiscard - Disable tab discard/suspend.

Which Disable automatic tab discarding alternative has the best rating?

Tabius - Automatic Tab Grouping Assistant has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 66 ratings.

How many alternatives to Disable automatic tab discarding are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Disable automatic tab discarding on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.