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๐Ÿš€ Getting Started
  1. 1
    Install Dr.Browser from the Chrome Web Store and pin it to your toolbar.
  2. 2
    Click the Dr.Browser icon to open the popup. You'll see stats for open tabs, duplicates, and inactive tabs.
  3. 3
    Review duplicate groups โ€” pick which tab to keep in each group, then click Close others.
  4. 4
    Hit Optimize Now to close duplicates and suspend inactive tabs in one action.
  5. 5
    Open Settings to configure your suspend timer, whitelist, and advanced URL normalization options.
๐Ÿ”ง Common Issues
Settings button shows an error
Make sure you are on version 2.1 or later. Earlier versions had a known issue where the Settings button threw a "Could not create an options page" error. Update the extension from the Chrome Web Store and the issue will be resolved automatically.
Duplicate tabs are not being detected
Tabs on chrome:// pages (New Tab, Settings, Extensions) are excluded by design โ€” Chrome does not permit extensions to manage these pages. For regular website duplicates, open Settings โ†’ Advanced and make sure Smart duplicate detection is toggled on. This enables URL normalization, which catches duplicates that differ only by tracking parameters or fragments.
A whitelisted site is still being suspended
Check that your whitelist entry matches the site correctly. Domain entries must match the hostname exactly โ€” use notion.so, not https://notion.so. For complex or variable URLs, use a regex pattern such as /notion\.so/. Open Settings and verify the entry shows the correct domain or regex badge. If it shows an error, the entry was not saved.
Auto-suspend is not working
Confirm that Auto Suspend is toggled on in Settings and that the suspend time is set to a value between 1 and 480 minutes. Note that pinned tabs and tabs currently playing audio are never suspended, regardless of settings. Also check that the site is not on your whitelist.
The popup shows "โ€”" for all stats
This usually means the extension's background service worker has stopped running. Go to chrome://extensions, find Dr.Browser, and click the refresh icon. If the issue persists, toggle the extension off and back on. Chrome may terminate background workers after extended idle periods โ€” this is a Chrome behavior, not a bug.
Memory usage shows N/A
The system.memory permission may not be granted, or your system returned an empty value. Try disabling and re-enabling the extension. If the issue persists, this is a Chrome API limitation on some configurations and does not affect any other feature.

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