The Tab Suspender — Faisal Bhuiyan

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The Tab Suspender automatically monitors your browser tabs and suspends inactive ones to save memory and improve performance. When a tab remains inactive for a specified period (default: 40 minutes), it is replaced with a lightweight suspended page displaying the original URL and title. Click anywhere on the suspended page to restore the tab instantly.

What's New in Version 1.5
- Settings are synced with your Firefox profile.
- Allow exporting, importing whitelisted sites.
- Add keyboard shortcuts for suspend, unsuspend and whitelist.
- Add 'Ignore pinned tabs' option.
- Original website favicon is now displayed in suspended page.
- One-time migration added for migrating whitelisted sites from local to Firefox profile.
- Bug fixes and refactor.

Key Features
- Smart Suspension: Suspends only inactive http/https tabs after a user-defined period (1-1440 minutes). The active tab and browser pages (e.g., about:config) are never suspended.
- Whitelist site by page or domain.
- Sync settings and whitelisted sites to Firefox profile.
- Add keyboard shortcuts for suspend, unsuspend and whitelist.
- Allow exporting, importing whitelisted sites.
- Tab Protection: Optionally prevent suspension for tabs with:
- Audio/video playback (using Firefox’s native detection).
- Unsaved form changes (by comparing input values to defaults).
- Granted notification permissions (via Notifications API).
- Tabs that are pinned.
- Persistent State: Suspended tabs remain suspended after browser restarts until manually restored.
- Lightweight Design: Suspended pages use minimal resources, saving memory.

How to Use
1. Install the extension.
2. Click the extension icon to access settings.
3. Set your preferred suspension time (1-1440 minutes).
4. Configure protection options:
- Prevent suspension of tabs playing media.
- Prevent suspension of tabs with unsaved forms.
- Prevent suspension of tabs with notifications.
- Prevent suspension of pinned tabs.
5. Enable or disable suspension as needed.
6. Inactive tabs will be suspended automatically, showing a simple page with the original URL. Click to restore.

Notes
- Suspension state is saved locally and persists across browser restarts.
- Feedback is welcome to help improve Tab Suspender!

Thank you for using Tab Suspender! This update enhances usability and performance to make your browsing experience even better.