TabNap - Smart Tab Suspension by bysismo
Save memory by automatically suspending inactive tabs. Lightweight, privacy-focused, with zombie detection and multi-language support.
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About this extension
TabNap is a lightweight, privacy-focused Firefox extension that automatically suspends inactive tabs to free up memory and CPU resources. It helps you browse faster by managing your tabs efficiently.
- Automatically suspends tabs after a configurable timeout (5 min to unlimited)
- Supports manual suspension via toolbar button or context menu
- Suspend all tabs, current tab, or tabs to the left/right
- Startup suspension with configurable delay (1-10 seconds)
- Tab prioritization system based on visit frequency, bookmarks, and usage patterns
- Detects "zombie" tabs that consume resources despite being idle
- 4 protection modes: Low, Medium, High, and Stealth
- Automatic domain banning for resource-heavy sites (500+ requests)
- Smart filter system with protected sites whitelist (YouTube, Google)
- Case-insensitive domain matching for reliable filtering
- Real-time tracking of tab activity and data usage
- Sub-domain activity visualization with bar charts
- Top consumers ranking with visual bars
- Live activity ticker
- Tracks memory savings with 7-day history
- Daily and total savings statistics
- Automatic memory usage alerts at 80%+
- Save and restore tab sessions
- Auto-save sessions every 5 minutes
- Export/import sessions as JSON
- Up to 20 saved sessions with 100 tabs each
- Learns your browsing patterns over time
- Tracks peak activity hours
- Suggests optimal protection mode based on usage
- Domain visit frequency tracking
- 10 languages: Turkish, English, Azerbaijani, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic
- Easy language switching from the popup
- No data collection or transmission
- All processing happens locally in your browser
- Open source and transparent
- Uses Firefox's built-in
tabs.discard()API for efficient suspension - 3 fallback suspension methods for maximum reliability
- Background service worker for minimal resource usage
- Context menu integration for quick actions
- Custom modal dialogs (no native browser prompts)
- XSS-protected DOM manipulation
- Proper error handling throughout
Rated 5 by 1 reviewer
Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Display notifications to you
- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for all websites
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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- Version
- 2.1.2
- Size
- 817.08 KB
- Last updated
- a day ago (Jul 15, 2026)
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- License
- Mozilla Public License 2.0
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