Load Background Tabs on Select by igorlogius
Prevents background tabs from loading until they have been activated
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NAME
load-background-tabs-on-select
SYNOPSIS
Prevents tabs opened in the background from loading until the user selects (aka. activates/focuses) them
After installation tabs which are opend in the background for example via CTRL+LMB will be stopped from loading and instead idle in a discarded state until the user brings them to the foreground. On the option page the textarea allows to add regular expressions to define whitelist entries (tabs allowed to load if they match the given Pattern) or when the backlist mode is toggled the patterns will act as a blacklist blocking only matching tabs from loading
USER INPUTS
OPTIONS
REQUIRED PERMISSIONS
OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS
none
DEMO VIDEO
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/188f9c78-e7e7-4437-9444-ba10f1bad348
FAQ / COMMON ISSUES
How do i use the black/whitelist?
Check or Uncheck the checkbox on the options page depending on what you want, then enter Regular Expressions that match the URLs you want to match with line by line into the textarea below
load-background-tabs-on-select
SYNOPSIS
Prevents tabs opened in the background from loading until the user selects (aka. activates/focuses) them
After installation tabs which are opend in the background for example via CTRL+LMB will be stopped from loading and instead idle in a discarded state until the user brings them to the foreground. On the option page the textarea allows to add regular expressions to define whitelist entries (tabs allowed to load if they match the given Pattern) or when the backlist mode is toggled the patterns will act as a blacklist blocking only matching tabs from loading
USER INPUTS
- opened background tabs
- black mode toggle
- black or whitelist regular expressions
OPTIONS
- blacklist mode option to toggle the function of the regular expression textarea below
- the regular expression textarea which defines the either white or backlist patterns
REQUIRED PERMISSIONS
- storage: used to store the patterns and mode
- tabs: used to read the tab urls and discard the background tabs
OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS
none
DEMO VIDEO
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/188f9c78-e7e7-4437-9444-ba10f1bad348
FAQ / COMMON ISSUES
How do i use the black/whitelist?
Check or Uncheck the checkbox on the options page depending on what you want, then enter Regular Expressions that match the URLs you want to match with line by line into the textarea below
Rated 4.7 by 24 reviewers
Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access browser tabs
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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- Version
- 1.2.16
- Size
- 12.83 KB
- Last updated
- 4 days ago (Mar 25, 2026)
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- The Unlicense
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