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Dev tools · January 11, 2025

CleanTabs

A browser extension that auto-close tabs based on rules

CleanTabs launched on January 11, 2025 with 6 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

What it does

CleanTabs auto discards (sleep) / closes tabs in the background, based on customizable rules. Its goal is to reduce browser memory usage and address the clutter caused by having too many open tabs.

A browser extension that auto discard (sleep) / close tabs based on rules. - kagtua/CleanTabs

A browser extension that auto discard / close tabs based on customizable rules. CleanTabs auto discards (sleep) / closes tabs in the background, based on customizable rules . Its goal is to reduce browser memory usage and address the clutter caused by having too many open tabs. You can also discard a tab manually from the popup's Tabs view. Discards or close the websites listed in the rules only, the others will not be touched. *://www.google.com/*, 5, discard *://stackoverflow.com/*, 10, close, true chrome://newtab/, 1, close about:blank, 1, close Aggressive mode By default, CleanTabs will discard / close any websites, except those marked as NOPfrom github.com

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