Reviews for Auto Tab Discard
Auto Tab Discard by tlintspr
Review by Firefox user 18613498
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 18613498, 2 years agoThis extension is nothing short of revolutionary for heavy browser users like me. As someone who regularly juggles dozens, sometimes hundreds, of tabs across multiple Firefox windows, I've experienced firsthand the strain this puts on system resources. With only 16GB of RAM on my Mac, I often found myself teetering on the edge of 80-90% memory usage, a situation that even dedicated memory cleaning apps struggled to alleviate for more than a few seconds
Unbelievable Performance
Auto Tab Discard is on a whole different level than other tab management solutions I've tried.
• Dramatic Memory Reduction: With around 50 tabs open, the extension's impact was immediately noticeable. However, the true test came when I pushed it to the limit .
• Handling Hundreds of Tabs: Upon opening hundreds of tabs across several Firefox windows, my system's memory usage skyrocketed to 90%. Activating Auto Tab Discard resulted in an astonishing drop to 53% memory usage - a level that remained stable!! What?! ?
• Consistent Performance: Even after adding another 80 tabs in a new window and starting a YouTube video, the extension managed to keep memory usage hovering around 50%.
In my opinion, if you are a power user and struggle with browser & memory issues from having tons of tabs open, this extension’s ability to dramatically reduce memory consumption while maintaining a smooth browsing experience will shock you. At least, it has shocked me. It has fundamentally changed how I manage my browser workflow, allowing me to keep numerous tabs open without sacrificing system performance. Frankly, I’m gobsmacked.
Unbelievable Performance
Auto Tab Discard is on a whole different level than other tab management solutions I've tried.
• Dramatic Memory Reduction: With around 50 tabs open, the extension's impact was immediately noticeable. However, the true test came when I pushed it to the limit .
• Handling Hundreds of Tabs: Upon opening hundreds of tabs across several Firefox windows, my system's memory usage skyrocketed to 90%. Activating Auto Tab Discard resulted in an astonishing drop to 53% memory usage - a level that remained stable!! What?! ?
• Consistent Performance: Even after adding another 80 tabs in a new window and starting a YouTube video, the extension managed to keep memory usage hovering around 50%.
In my opinion, if you are a power user and struggle with browser & memory issues from having tons of tabs open, this extension’s ability to dramatically reduce memory consumption while maintaining a smooth browsing experience will shock you. At least, it has shocked me. It has fundamentally changed how I manage my browser workflow, allowing me to keep numerous tabs open without sacrificing system performance. Frankly, I’m gobsmacked.
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- Rated 2 out of 5by GordonW, 2 days agoI'm very frustrated with this extension. When I installed it, I was so hopeful that it would lower the memory load of my many tabs. I tweaked the various options to get the performance I wanted (with Gemini's help). But I made the mistake of turning on "Change favicon of discarded tabs", which causes a Z icon to appear on discarded tabs -- a feature I decided I did not like. Do not do this! Because you will never be able to turn it off again. You can easily uncheck the option, but the Z icons will never stop appearing. I tried deleting the extension and then re-installing it. I tried deleting the three favicon files in the profile. I tried turning off Firefox sync for add-ons. I tried everything Gemini and I could think of, for hours. But I've finally given up and deleted the extension. I feel like I've damaged my Firefox installation by installing Auto Tab Discard. Will a Firefox refresh fix this issue? I don't know. If the developer is reading this, please post a solution, and I'll give it a test.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20083501, 3 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20081708, 4 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Sa, 4 days agoFrees up space taken up by tabs. I have been using this extension for a long time and on multiple browsers. Highly recommended!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Joy, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Unramdom_Ecuatoriano, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by CyberTailor, a month ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by L12CW, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by neon leon, a month agobeautiful extension, went from using 27 GB to about a 7 in a few minutes, no notes
- Rated 3 out of 5by Teagan, a month agoThe last time this was updated was 4 years ago (Dec 17, 2022). It might be time to update this extension ?
- Rated 5 out of 5by cheng, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Habibi, 2 months agoExcellent, it works well for me! It is a useful extension; thus, I always use it. Thanks.
- Rated 5 out of 5by trouncedbuffer, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Reigar, 2 months agoUsing with Firefox 151.0.1 (64-bit) on Linux Mint 22.3 with 16 Gb of ram. Generally run about 15 tabs, with many known for eating ram (e.g., voice.google.com). On average, app will reduce consumed amount of ram from 5 gb, down to 2 gb if all tabs are asleep "aka discarded". very much worth it.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19964793, 2 months agoSO FAR SO GOOD, WORKED IMMEDIATELY "OUT OF THE BOX" WISH WE COULD WHITELIST LEFT ALIGNED PAGE FORMAT VS JUSTIFIED FORMAT. THAT'S JUST A LITTLE NUANCE, BUT THE REST IS GREAT👍
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 15459527, 3 months agounstable and can cause leak memory, abandoned extension
- Rated 5 out of 5by KevK, 3 months agoNice, useful feature to reduce PC resources with many open tabs.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Eksitus, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Mabelliot, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Joan Lara, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by affection, 3 months agoI use this extension regulary and its the best out there it doesnt get in the way and the shortcut for relaoading all tabs in the current window is superb. will contribute in the near future.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Psyboyo, 4 months agoAuto Tab Discard:
Amazing, it works really well no need to configure. Using since 2021.