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Auto Tab Discard vs Workona: catalog facts
Auto Tab Discard	Workona
Best for: Suspends inactive tabs to free memory, keeping them in the tab strip	Best for: Organises tabs into per-project workspaces that sync across devices
Free The open-source extension is available without a license fee.	Free + paid options A limited free tier is available. More workspaces and team features are paid.
Browser extension	Browser extension
Frees memory without losing tabs or their order Sensible exclusions for pinned, playing and form-filled tabs	Workspaces sync across machines and can be shared with colleagues Suspends tabs you are not using rather than keeping them loaded
Restoring a discarded tab reloads it, which loses unsaved page state Aggressive settings reload pages more often than you want	Requires an account and stores your tab data on their servers Beyond a small number of workspaces it is a paid subscription
Browser extension	Browser extension
Open source	Not open source
License: MPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Auto Tab Discard webextension.org/listing/tab-discard.html github.com/rNeomy/auto-tab-discard Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Workona workona.com Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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