
Besser Pinned Tabs by Gérard Kieffer
Protects pinned tabs against unintentional closures and prevents opening a different website inside a pinned tab.
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About this extension
Firefox only features (to be added in Chrome)
Chrome and Firefox features
Chrome-only features (Firefox already handles this behaviour natively)
No data collection, open source: <https://github.com/RetroYogi/besser-pinned-tabs-firefox>
- When you click ANY link in a pinned tab, opens it in a new tab instead of replacing your pinned page.
(Except for same-URL links, to prevent a tab being duplicated when refreshing a page)
Chrome and Firefox features
- If you type a new address in a pinned tab's address bar, opens it as a new tab to preserve your pinned page
Chrome-only features (Firefox already handles this behaviour natively)
- Automatically reopens pinned tabs if they're accidentally closed, whether using keyboard shortcuts or mouse clicks.
- When you click a link to a different website in a pinned tab, opens it in a new tab instead of replacing your pinned page.
No data collection, open source: <https://github.com/RetroYogi/besser-pinned-tabs-firefox>
Rated 4.4 by 5 reviewers
Permissions and dataLearn more
Required permissions:
- Access browser tabs
- Access browser activity during navigation
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for all websites
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- Version
- 1.5.1
- Size
- 137.17 KB
- Last updated
- 8 months ago (Feb 21, 2025)
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- All Rights Reserved
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