Izegrar i yiminig Firefox
  • Isiɣzaf
  • Isental
    • I Firefox
    • Imawalen & ikemmusen n tutlayin
    • Ismal nniḍen n tunigin
    • Izegrar i Android
Qqen
Taskant n Simple Suspender

Simple Suspender sɣur VehpuS

Suspend / unsuspend a tab, with minimal privacy concerns by design

4.1 (9 reviews)4.1 (9 reviews)
29 yiseqdacen29 yiseqdacen
Ilaq-ak·am Firefox i useqdec n usiɣzef-a
Sader Firefox syen awi isiɣzaf
Sader afaylu

Asiɣzef aɣefisefka

Tuṭṭfiwin n wegdil
This is how suspended tabs will appear.
Ɣef usiɣzef agi
A cross-browser extension to suspend inactive / unused tabs by "hiding" them behind a static, generic browser error page. Basically to suspend https://moshe-gr.com, it will be redirected to http://localhost:0/#https://www.moshe-gr.com (try it ;) ).

If you want to install the extension from source code (to ensure no possible abuse) - follow the instructions in the Github repo: https://github.com/VehpuS/simple-cross-browser-suspender.
Iwenniten n uneflay
Background
==========
My own TL;DR
--------------------

The great suspender was an extension that would automatically replace an open tab with a static, low memory page that would redirect back to the original on demand or after a set idle time. After a change of ownership, it was abused to contain malware, and therefore removed by Google.

Looking to avoid another extension by an unknown developer (who can always change), I opted to find a safer solution. I believe I have found it and want to share it in a way that can let others use / replicate it for their own benefit, at the level of knowledge and safety they require.

Additional resources
------------------------------
The great suspender (RIP): https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-kills-the-great-suspender-heres-what-you-should-do-next/

In much more detail: https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/1263

Why is this solution safer
=====================
No static page - cannot be abused without changing the logic in a noticeable way.

Hash parameter - not sent to a server by the browser, by design.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15238391/hash-params-vs-url-params-when-to-use-which

I decided to use localhost:0 as a "host" to keep things local, and on a port that shouldn't conflict with other services / local servers.
See why here: https://www.lifewire.com/port-0-in-tcp-and-udp-818145

Simple code base - easy to fork, install manually, and if necessary - replicate.

The core of the script boils down to:

const suspendPrefix = "https://localhost:0/#";
const toggleSuspendUrl = (pageUrl) =>
pageUrl.startsWith(suspendPrefix)
? pageUrl.replace(suspendPrefix, "")
: `${suspendPrefix}${pageUrl}`;
if (browser) {
browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener((tab) => {
browser.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: toggleSuspendUrl(tab.url) });
});
}

The API I'm using doesn't require running Javascript code on the web page in the tab - just to get a page's URL. This makes the abuse potential minimal, and is reflected in the extensions limited permissions.

Advanced features, if/when added, will be "opt in" via a separate installation (on stores if / when I upload them) and branch (or possibly repository) - to always provide a stable, simple, and secure base version.

Known issues
===========
Cannot unsuspend internal pages in Firefox, due to the following issue: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1269456
Rated 4,1 by 9 reviewers
Qqen akken ad ternud tazmilt i usiɣzef-agi
Ulac tazmilt akka tura

Amḍan n yitran yettwasekles

5
5
4
2
3
1
2
0
1
1
Ɣeṛ akk 9 n iceggiren
Ugar n telɣut
TigIseɣwan n uzegrir
  • Asebter agejdan
  • Imayl n tallelt
Lqem
1.0
Teɣzi
40,41 KB
Aleqqem aneggaru
pred 4 leti (24. jul. 2021)
Taggayin i ilan assaɣ
  • Iccaren
Turagt
Turagt IT
Amazray n Lqem
  • Wali akk ileqman
Rnu ar tegrumma
Mmel azegrir-a
Mudd afus i uneflay-agi

Aneflay n usiɣzef-agi isutur-ak-d tallelt akken ad iseddu taneflit ines ticki tmuddeḍ-as cwiṭ n tewsa.

Ttekki tura

Ugar n isiɣzaf sɣur VehpuS
  • Ulac tazmilt akka tura

  • Ulac tazmilt akka tura

  • Ulac tazmilt akka tura

  • Ulac tazmilt akka tura

  • Ulac tazmilt akka tura

  • Ulac tazmilt akka tura

Ddu γer usebter agejdan n Mozilla

Izegrar

  • Γef
  • Ablug n yizegrar Firefox
  • Tanemselt ɣef usiɣzef
  • Tarbaɛt n ineflayen
  • Tasertit i yineflayen
  • Ablug n temɣiwent
  • Anmager
  • Azen-d abug
  • Aḍris n ucegger

Iminigen

  • Desktop
  • Mobile
  • Enterprise

Ifarisen

  • Browsers
  • VPN
  • Relay
  • Monitor
  • Pocket
  • Bluesky (@firefox.com)
  • Instagram (Firefox)
  • YouTube (firefoxchannel)
  • Tabaḍnit
  • Inagan n tuqqna
  • Usḍif

Ala ma yettwammel akken-nniḍen, agbur n usmel-agi yella ddaw n turagt Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike v3.0 neɣ ileqman imaynuten.