
Tabs that have not been viewed after a configurable length of time will be automagically suspended in the background, freeing up the memory and CPU being consumed by that tab. Perfect if you have a lot of tabs open at the same time. You will notice on these sites that the messages will only get refreshed once you activate the tab again. A lightweight extension to reduce chromes memory footprint. The add-on suspends automatic actions by websites, for instance the automatic updating of messages on Twitter or Google Mail, until you activate the tab again. If you limit your tabs to less than ten, you will probably not notice a big difference unless your computer is a bit on the low side resource-wise. This extension works best for users who have dozens of tabs open in the Firefox web browser. Once you have installed the extension in Firefox it works automatically from there on out. The author of the extension notes that it currently won't take action on sites with Flash or media contents, but that a future version may introduce the - in my opinion much needed - feature. Furthermore, you can instruct the add-on to automatically unload certain.


The Firefox add-on Suspend Background Tabs tackles the issue by suspending actions in background tabs. Basically, this tool is the Firefox version of Chromes Great Suspender extension. Some websites for instance update contents automatically even if they are running in a background tab, others may play Flash contents like advertisement or videos. Click the Tab Suspender extension button to manage your tab suspension.

This step isn't necessary on other browsers. If you work with many tabs in Firefox, you may have some websites that leech away the computer's processing power or memory even when they are running in the background. Add the Workona Tab Suspender extension to your browser: Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Firefox If you use Chrome, pin the Tab Suspender extension so you can access it easily.
