PopupFilter

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What is PopupFilter?

"PopupFilter" is a Chrome extension designed to prevent unnecessary opening of tabs by web scripts or hidden links. It gives users full control over new tabs or windows, either by blocking them entirely, asking for confirmation, or allowing normally. It also provides a settings page for quick actions and easy management. Notably, PopupFilter respects user privacy, as it does not require access to browser history or personal data.

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By: Baptiste Thémine

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Users: 830 ▼ -13

Rating: 3.25 (8)

Version: 4.0 (Last updated: 2018-10-29)

Creation date: 2018-10-29

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
storage
tabs
webNavigation
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 232.45K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 31603 ▼ 494

Other rankings

#7322 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3 #172 in firefox keyword 23 #222 in popup keyword 63 ▼ 11

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Not available on Edge

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Summary

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Prevents intempestive opening of popups from website links and scripts.

PopupFilter is a simple and lightweight add-on designed with WebExtensions API and compatible with Firefox, Chrome and Opera. The role of this add-on is to block/filter every tabs opened by web scrips or links (which can be hidden in front of page sometimes), even with context menu "Open in...". However, you can still open links in new tab normally by drag & drop links on nav bar or by switching temporarily to Normal Mode.

It's easy to switch between 3 different available modes :

Normal Mode : Allow the opening of new tabs and new windows. (normal behaviour)
Confirm Mode : Ask before opening and displaying content of new tabs/windows.
Blocking Mode : Block all new tabs/windows opened by links or scripts.

PopupFilter contains also a settings webpage which enumerates open/confirm/blocked tabs and permits to do quick actions such as : close tab, display blocked content of tab, restore blocked tab, go to tab (double click). The main advantage and difference of PopupFilter is that it works without any black/white list and it does not retrieve your browser history or personal data unlike other classical popup blockers. Keep your privacy safe !

Language support : English, French, Italian, Spanish. Browser support : Firefox 54+, Firefox Android 57+, Chrome 42+, Opera 33+.

User reviews

Does not work

Chris Vydas, 2023-04-06

Not worked, my site opens ad tabs every time.

Jeshar, 2022-11-04

It cannot block the pop-up ad on https://trx.feyorra.fun/. I would give you even 1 star if it was more than 0, but I could only give one star to comment.

Engin Rençber, 2022-04-29

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Safety

Risk impact

PopupFilter is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install PopupFilter if you trust the publisher.