Desktop freezes when I have too many tabs open

[Aravisian]

@Grace

would increasing my swap help (I have an ssd)

On SSD, it gets complicated.
Swap performs faster on SSD and Swap also creates more read/write cycles on an SSD (which is harder on the SSD). You will get lots of different opinions on this question and answer.
Recent improvements in SSD design have resulted in better read/write cycles - but I could argue that does not mean throwing caution to the wind.
The short of it is - Swap should be reserved for Emergency Only.

I use a conky to monitor my RAM usage and I run this method when I need to:

[HOW TO] free up RAM while working

I just discovered this one... Sometimes, your RAM fills while you are working and it is not a good time to reboot. With three commands, you can clear out some RAM: sudo sync sudo sysctl -w vm.drop_caches=3 IMPORTANT!: You must run the following command again, or information currently in RAM that you are using and need could be lost sudo sync After running all three of the above, you should see a marked increase in Available RAM.

Even used AutoKey to make it quick:

[How To] use Autokey in place of scripting

I searched up and found a Guide that can help users to learn how to use Autokey the most effectively: https://www.makeuseof.com/use-autokey-to-automate-repetitive-tasks-on-linux/ I just added these two commands to AutoKey: I can remember sudo sync just fine. But the clearing of RAM, I never remember it right. Do not forget to repeat sudo sync after clearing the RAM (Important!)