IdleTab Cost — See What Idle Tabs Really Cost You

Turns idle tabs into a dollar cost using your hourly rate, revealing the hidden price of lost focus and scattered attention.

IdleTab Cost — See What Idle Tabs Really Cost You Every idle browser tab has a hidden cost. IdleTab Cost turns that cost into a real dollar figure based on your hourly rate — so you can see exactly how much scattered attention is costing you, and do something about it. IdleTab Cost is a Chrome extension that tracks every open tab's idle time and calculates its real dollar cost. Set your hourly rate, and watch the cost of every idle tab appear in real time. Close all idle tabs with one click, track your daily focus score, and unlock Pro for auto-closing, 365-day history, and multiple rate profiles. Core Philosophy: - Hidden costs made visible: Every idle tab costs you money. IdleTab Cost shows you exactly how much — in real dollars. - Set your own rate: Your time has value. Set your hourly rate and watch the cost of every idle tab, live. - Free first: Live idle audit, daily cost tracking, focus score, and one-click close all idle tabs are free forever. - Privacy-respecting: Everything stays local to your browser. No accounts, no servers, no telemetry. - Works everywhere: Every open tab in Chrome — regardless of domain, pinned status, or audio state.