Best alternatives to Tab Suspender (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tab Suspender, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Tab Suspender
Automatically suspend, park, hibernate inactive tabs and save up to 80% of memory, reduce load on your device, battery and heat.
≈100K users3.7★ from 761 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago10 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Tab Suspender
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tab Suspender 2.0
Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.
≈7K users4.3★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions- About 2.9× fewer users than Tab Suspender
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tab Suspender by Workona
Suspend your browser tabs to save memory.
≈30K users4.0★ from 340 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
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Tiny Suspender
Unload / suspend / hibernate idle tabs to reduce memory and cpu usage.
≈30K users4.0★ from 126 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago5 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
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Tab Suspender – Free Up RAM & Boost Browser Speed
Keep your browser fast with Tab Suspender! Suspend inactive tabs,free up memory,reduce lag,rename tabs, and manage data efficiently.
≈8K users4.6★ from 103 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago6 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
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Drowzy - Tab Suspender & Memory Saver
Puts tabs you are not using to sleep so Chrome stays fast. Light, private, no tracking, open source.
≈3K users4.9★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago7 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 1.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Tab Suspender Pro - Auto-Suspend Inactive Tabs
Auto-suspend inactive tabs to save memory. Smart protection for audio, video calls, and forms. Keyboard shortcuts included.
≈6K users4.6★ from 103 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 1.0 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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The Great Suspender Reloaded - Tab Suspender 2026
Suspend inactive Chrome tabs to save RAM and boost speed. Best Tab Suspender — auto-freezes unused tabs and restores them instantly.
≈40K users4.0★ from 87 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago13 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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Smart Tab Suspender – Save RAM & Speed Up Chrome
Suspend inactive tabs to free memory. Optional auto-suspend, whitelist, and estimated savings dashboard.
≈2K users4.5★ from 48 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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The Marvellous Suspender
Free your memory. Suspend the tabs you don't need, right now.
≈100K users4.2★ from 548 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago12 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Tab Suspender
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 9)
Tab Suspender alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Tab Suspender?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab Suspender with ≈100K users and a 3.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tab Suspender.
Which Tab Suspender alternative has the best rating?
Tab Suspender Pro - Auto-Suspend Inactive Tabs has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 103 ratings.
Is there a Tab Suspender alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Tiny Suspender asks for 5 permissions, against 9 for Tab Suspender.
How many alternatives to Tab Suspender are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Tab Suspender on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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