SimpleLastTab

SimpleLastTab

Creates a New Tab when you are at your last tab to prevent the window from closing.

What is SimpleLastTab?
SimpleLastTab is a Chrome extension designed to add a new tab each time you close the last one, eliminating accidental window closure. It's lightweight and easy to use, ensuring there are always at least two tabs open. It requires no permissions and works effectively on the latest Chrome versions. Known issues from previous versions regarding delayed or multiple new tab creations have been addressed and likely resolved.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.96 (28)
Version: 0.95 (Last updated: 2021-04-05)
Creation date: 2014-07-17
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • alarms
Size: 5.38K
URLs: Website
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Summary

A lightweight extension that prevents Chrome from closing when the last tab is closed.

It uses the naive and very simple method of opening a new tab when there is only one tab left. Another way to look at it is that it try to ensure that there are at least 2 tabs.

Features event page to ensure that it unloads when not needed. No options and nothing flashy to warrant a screenshot :P Making this extension as simple as possible.

Decided to make this as Chrome Toolbox doesn't work anymore on recent Chrome versions.

================= CHANGELOG:

0.95 [04/04/2021]

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User reviews
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Pros
  • Simple and uncomplicated
  • Prevents accidental closures of Chrome
  • Works fine
Cons
  • Maintains two tabs open at all times
  • Cannot drag tabs to different windows
  • Sometimes it has a significant delay in creating a new tab
  • Does not work as advertised for some users
Most mentioned
  • Two tabs open at all times
  • Prevents window from closing
  • Request to share code
Recent reviews
Отличное расширение, работает как надо!
by Denis Koshelev Denis Koshelev, 2022-10-20

Works fine, could you post the code on GitHub? I would like to create such an extension :)
by Luca Luca, 2022-02-17

I'm sorry but this Extension doesn't do what it says "Creates a New Tab when you are at your last tab to prevent the window from closing.", instead it maintains 2 tabs open in any window at all times, it's just a bad workaround/hack to the problem, not a real solution.
by Newtomic Newtomic, 2021-09-16
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Safety
Risk impact

SimpleLastTab is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

SimpleLastTab has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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