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gioxx/MarvellousSuspender

A free, open-source Chrome extension - no ads, no tracking. Based on The Great Suspender, cleaned up and actively maintained. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/gioxx/MarvellousSuspender · homepage · JavaScript · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

98/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 97
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 18.5
  • age_days: 2051
  • days_rel: 23
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 11

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1383 stars · 140 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

The Marvellous Suspender is a free, open-source Chrome extension that automatically suspends inactive tabs to free memory and CPU, based on the original The Great Suspender. It is cleaned up, ad-free, tracking-free, and actively maintained with Manifest V3 support.

Use cases

  • reduce chrome memory usage from too many open tabs
  • automatically suspend inactive tabs after a timeout
  • recover suspended tabs after a browser crash
  • suspend tabs when laptop battery is low
  • replace the great suspender with a maintained fork
  • make suspended tabs lightweight with screenshots or text-only previews

When to choose

  • you use Chrome 110+ and want a Manifest V3 tab suspender with no ads or tracking
  • you want automatic tab hibernation with granular control over appearance and wake behavior
  • you need session recovery of suspended tabs after crashes

When to avoid

  • you use a browser other than Chrome or Chromium-based browsers
  • you need to keep web apps always active in background tabs
  • you rely on Manifest V2 extension features

Facets

plugin · maturity active

browser-extension developer-tools developer-tools browser-extensions privacy browser browser-extension tab-management memory-management chrome-extension manifest-v3 tab-suspension no-tracking

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
gioxx/MarvellousSuspendermain98

For agents

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