Is The Great-er Tab Discarder Safe? — Extension Safety Profile
Quick verdict: The Great-er Tab Discarder earns a safety grade B, 76.7 out of 100, based on 5 of 5 dimensions.
76.7/100
Grade B · 5 of 5 checks
What we found
Automated safety profile from public signals (the extension's manifest & permissions, store listing, publisher, privacy policy). A full review hasn't been published yet.
What this safety grade means
The Great-er Tab Discarder earns a safety grade of B (76.7/100), measured across 5 of 5 dimensions. Its strongest area is Permissions & Access (90%). The weakest is Maintenance & Ownership (30%) — what holds its grade back the most.
On the public records we can check, The Great-er Tab Discarder looks broadly trustworthy. 10,000 active users/installs reported on the store. Store rating 4.4/5 from 47 user ratings. Last updated on the store 2025-06-06. This is an automated profile, not a hands-on review — so treat the grade as a starting point: open The Great-er Tab Discarder's own store listing and privacy policy before installing, and weigh it against the other tab management extensions we track below.
Safety Signals
Based on 5 of 5 safety dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Bar | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher & Identity | 60% · 4.8/8 pts | Automated signals | |
| Permissions & Access | 90% · 22.5/25 pts | Automated signals | |
| Data & Privacy | 83% · 13.2/16 pts | Automated signals | |
| Maintenance & Ownership | 30% · 2.3/7.5 pts | Automated signals | |
| Community Reputation | 83% · 8.3/10 pts | Automated signals |
In-depth safety analysis
This extension asks for a focused set of permissions that align with its core job of discarding inactive tabs to save memory. The "tabs" permission allows it to see your open tabs' URLs and titles and to discard them, while "storage" lets it save your settings like whitelists. "contextMenus" adds right-click options, "alarms" schedules automatic discarding, and "favicon" handles tab icons. For a tab management tool, this request is both expected and minimal—it does not need access to your browsing history, cookies, or the content of pages you actively use.
General-purpose browser extensions that modify tab behavior are typically safe, but a careful user should know that any tool with "tabs" permission can technically see which sites are open. Be mindful that abandoned or bought-out extensions in this category have sometimes been updated to inject ads or collect browsing data, though we have no evidence of that here. It is wise to avoid granting this permission to extensions from unknown publishers unless genuinely needed.
This extension scores best in the Permissions & Access dimension, reflecting its tight permission scope and function-specific requests. Its weakest area is Publisher & Identity, largely because the developer is an individual on GitHub without a well-established commercial entity behind them, which makes long-term maintenance and accountability harder for an outsider to verify.
AI-assisted analysis of the documented signals above (permissions, store data, privacy practices) — explains what they mean and the risks typical for this category. Not a hands-on test.
What the store listing shows
Who's Behind The Great-er Tab Discarder?
- Publisher github.com / rkodey
Public records identify the publisher, but no individual founders or a separate registered company are named — which is what holds the Publisher & Identity score back. Less public information about who operates an extension means less you can verify about their long-term accountability.
How it compares
Among the 10 Tab Management extensions we track, The Great-er Tab Discarder scores higher on safety than 60% of them.
Computed from our own database of assessed Tab Management extensions — updated as we track more.
Evidence on File (12)
The Great-er Tab Discarder FAQ
- Is The Great-er Tab Discarder safe?
- The Great-er Tab Discarder earns a safety grade of B (76.7/100) on our evidence-based assessment, based on 5 of 5 safety dimensions we could verify from public records. This is an automated profile built from public records, not a hands-on review.
- Who is behind The Great-er Tab Discarder?
- The Great-er Tab Discarder is operated by github.com / rkodey.
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