Chill Tabs — Tab Suspender

Freezes idle tabs to save RAM via Chrome's native discard API. Pro adds per-site timers, unlimited whitelist, and live memory stats.

Chill Tabs automatically freezes tabs you're not using, reclaiming RAM and CPU without closing a single one, so your browser stays fast even with dozens of tabs open. Unlike older tab-suspender extensions that showed a custom placeholder page for frozen tabs (the exact mechanism that got one of the most popular suspenders pulled from the Web Store after it was compromised), Chill Tabs uses Chrome's own built-in tab-discarding API. There's no custom page, nothing injected into your tabs, and nothing to compromise. Click back on a frozen tab and it reloads exactly as it was. WHAT IT DOES - Watches for tabs you haven't touched in a while and freezes them automatically - Frees up memory instantly, no more fans spinning up because of 40 background tabs - Frozen tabs stay right where they are in your tab strip and reload the moment you click them FREE FEATURES - Auto-freeze any tab after 30 minutes of inactivity - Whitelist up to 5 sites that should never be frozen - One-click "Freeze This Tab" for anything you want to clear immediately - Tabs playing audio or video are automatically protected, your music never gets interrupted PRO FEATURES (lifetime license, one-time payment) - Custom freeze timer for any site, freeze Slack after 5 minutes, exempt your writing tool entirely - Unlimited whitelist, no 5-site cap - "Freeze All", clear every eligible tab in your window with one click - Live stats: how many tabs are frozen right now, estimated memory saved, and total freezes over time - Fine-grained control over audio/video protection, per site HOW LICENSING WORKS Chill Tabs Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. After buying, you'll get a license key by email, paste it into the extension's settings panel to activate. No account required, no recurring charge, yours for life, including future updates. PRIVACY Chill Tabs runs entirely in your browser. It doesn't track your browsing, doesn't send your tab data anywhere, and doesn't require an account. The only network request it ever makes is a single check to Gumroad to verify a Pro license key, and only when you actively enter one. Questions or issues? Reach out any time, we read every message.