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Tab Pause

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Overview

Pause Chrome tabs by discarding them. Built by Thoughtminers.

TabPause allows you to temporarily "pause" Chrome tabs by discarding them from memory while keeping them open in your tab bar. This is perfect for: Managing memory usage with many open tabs Keeping reference tabs without the performance cost Quickly pausing distracting tabs during focused work Saving network bandwidth Simply click the extension icon to pause the current tab. Click again to resume it.

Details

  • Version
    1.0.0
  • Updated
    January 12, 2026
  • Offered by
    thoughtminers
  • Size
    627KiB
  • Languages
    English
  • Developer
    Email
    hello@thoughtminers.net
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

Privacy

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The developer has disclosed that it will not collect or use your data. To learn more, see the developer’s privacy policy.

This developer declares that your data is

  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, visit the developer's support site

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