greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender
A chrome extension for suspending all tabs to free up memory observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5104
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1118
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5081 stars · 820 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The Great Suspender is a free, open-source Google Chrome extension that automatically suspends inactive tabs to free up memory and CPU. It lets users reclaim system resources when Chrome consumes too much or crashes frequently.
Use cases
- reduce chrome memory usage from too many open tabs
- automatically suspend inactive browser tabs after a set time
- stop chrome from crashing due to high system resource consumption
- manually suspend or unsuspend individual tabs to free cpu
- whitelist specific urls so they never get suspended
- recover lost tabs after a browser crash or extension removal
When to choose
- you keep dozens of tabs open and chrome eats all your RAM
- you want automatic, configurable tab suspension with whitelisting
- you prefer an open-source extension you can build and load from source
When to avoid
- you use a browser other than Google Chrome
- you need a maintained alternative - the original was removed from the Chrome Web Store and forks like The Marvellous Suspender are recommended
- you rely on web sessions that must stay live, since suspended tabs lose their state
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
browser-extension developer-tools browser-extensions developer-tools performance browser browser-extension chrome-extension tab-management memory-optimization tab-suspension browser-performance
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2e23a7b08bd7
- homepage: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9b1933bef93a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender")
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