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.
1,019 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16459860, 7 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by 退出党团队远离中共邪教访问c88c.us, 18 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by ando_moai, 19 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Strangers, 20 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13197014, 20 days agoHave up to 300-400 web sites opened in as many tabs in 2 Firefox instances. Have been using Auto Tab Discard for about 10 years and thanks to this extension, browser uses 1.5 GB RAM +/- 500 MB. Appreciated.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 6754568, 22 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by kinghamid_iran, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Patrick, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20106957, a month ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by GordonW, 2 months 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, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20081708, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Sa, 2 months 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, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Unramdom_Ecuatoriano, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by CyberTailor, 3 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by L12CW, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by neon leon, 3 months agobeautiful extension, went from using 27 GB to about a 7 in a few minutes, no notes
- Rated 3 out of 5by Teagan, 3 months 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, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Habibi, 4 months agoExcellent, it works well for me! It is a useful extension; thus, I always use it. Thanks.
- Rated 5 out of 5by trouncedbuffer, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Reigar, 4 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.