Sends your inactive tabs to sleep

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Version
1.0
Update
April 21, 2018
Size
38.55KiB
Developer
Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
3.35294 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
Deutsch
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Tabs
ContextMenus
Storage
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Tab Hibernation Extension

Tab Hibernation frees some memory and CPU on your computer by putting inactive tabs to sleep. Your tabs won't get lost and you can restore them with a single mouse click.

This extension is open-source, you can contribute at https://github.com/343max/TabHibernation/
If you speak english or german and a language that we don't support yet, please help with translation!

v1.0:
- option to disable hibernation for tabs with active audio
- Screenshots (when hibernating visible tabs)

v0.2.1:
- fix page restoration if history was cleared (for example after chrome crashed)
- use standard API instead of WebKit-specific KeyEvent for push-button-wakeup
- make only the wakeup-button clickable

v0.2.0:
- don't hibernate pinned tabs
- add context-menu-entry \"hibernate this tab\"
- locale-support (german and english)
- URL-whitelist-support
- faster hibernation
- unified code-formatting
- optipng optimized PNGs
- remove underscore.js
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "__MSG_extensionName__", "description": "__MSG_extensionDescription__", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/343max/TabHibernation", "version": "1.0", "default_locale": "en", "permissions": [ "activeTab", "tabs", "contextMenus", "storage" ], "browser_action": { "default_icon": { "19": "icon19.png", "38": "icon38.png" }, "default_title": "__MSG_defaultTitle__" }, "background": { "scripts": ["eventPage.js"], "persistent": false }, "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "chrome_style": true }, "commands": { "hibernateCurrentTab": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+H", "mac": "Command+Shift+H" }, "description": "__MSG_commandsDescription__" } }, "icons": { "16": "icon16.png", "48": "icon48.png", "128": "icon128.png" }, "minimum_chrome_version": "54.0"}
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How to download and manually install Tab Hibernation extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Tab Hibernation extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Tab Hibernation extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Tab Hibernation extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Tab Hibernation extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Tab Hibernation extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Tab Hibernation Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Tab Hibernation extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Tab Hibernation extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Tab Hibernation extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Tab Hibernation extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Tab Hibernation extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Tab Hibernation extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Tab Hibernation extension file

Select and download the Tab Hibernation extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Tab Hibernation extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Tab Hibernation extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Tab Hibernation extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Tab Hibernation extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Hiki (ID: 000000c8369fe374) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 07/27/2021 Not work for the latest version

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P N (ID: 000000b41c234e44) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/03/2020 Doesn't work. Clicking the extension button brings no menu, and makes nothing on my tabs. Or to be more precise, it makes briefly the tabs icons "jump" (as a sign it tries to make an action) and does nothing more. I need to go in the extension options page (not convenient at all!) to edit a whitelist. But it's only a whitelist, not a timer, or a way to make the extension working.

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Area Vitae (ID: 000000c1c7b19960) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/14/2020 The extention stopped working after the last Chrome update.

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saeed d (ID: 0000004d7af17292) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/17/2019 ! Virus , this extension is virus and damage to browser and OS. Don't install.

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King Beast (ID: 0000000137eaafc1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/14/2019 Works Like A Charm!!! <3 DEVELOPERS Great Job! Love It!