What is Sloth?
Sloth is a tab manager extension for chrome. it's a free extension , it has 2,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.48 from 23 rated user, last update is 1703 days ago.
What’s new in version 0.5?
An open-source and light-weight chrome / chromium extension which ensures that tabs are lazily loaded.
Source code: https://github.com/hrj/sloth
Requires Chrome 54+.
## How it works
This plugin uses the discard API available since Chrome 54. All tabs except new tabs or "special" tabs are discarded. Discarded tabs are visible in the tab bar, but not loaded from the network nor kept in memory.
If a window doesn't have a new tab, it is created and activated. This prevents any tab from loading during startup, unless you explicitly select it.
Special tabs are those with chrome:// URLs, for example.
Note: Where there are hundreds of tabs open in the session, a couple of them sneak through and become active. This limitation is due to the design of the browser. See https://github.com/hrj/sloth/issues/1.
## History / Credits
I found an extension called Native Lazy Tabs here. It was distributed under the GPL license. I adapted it and added the "new tab" feature.
The icon is by Jaime Serra, distributed under the CC license.
How to install Sloth?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Sloth
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 0.5
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
- Author: HRJ
Sloth Available languages:
English (UK).
FAQ
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What about others talk about sloth chrome extension?
63% user give 5-star rating, 13% user give 4-star rating, 25% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of sloth
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with sloth chrome extension?
You could find more help information from sloth support page.
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How could i contact the developer of sloth chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- tabs
More about manifest_file of sloth.
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How could i report abuse of sloth chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of sloth.
Reviews of sloth:
working awesome !
Finally, something that stops all of my tabs loading at the same time. However, your "new tab" option doesn't work - opening Chromium loads the last tab, waits a moment, THEN opens a new tab.
Open all bookmarks in a folder doesn't seem to work... all tabs start loading at the same time