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The Marvellous Suspender vs Auto Tab Discard: catalog facts
The Marvellous Suspender	Auto Tab Discard
Best for: Keeping memory use down with many open Chrome tabs	Best for: Suspends inactive tabs to free memory, keeping them in the tab strip
Free Free open-source extension, with optional sponsorship.	Free The open-source extension is available without a license fee.
Browser extension	Browser extension
Frees memory by suspending idle tabs No ads or tracking All 3 strengths for The Marvellous Suspender Frees memory by suspending idle tabs No ads or tracking Actively maintained with automated testing	Frees memory without losing tabs or their order Sensible exclusions for pinned, playing and form-filled tabs
Built for Chrome Suspended tabs reload when reopened	Restoring a discarded tab reloads it, which loses unsaved page state Aggressive settings reload pages more often than you want
Browser extension	Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for The Marvellous Suspender github.com/gioxx/MarvellousSuspender Catalog checked October 2, 2026	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

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