Open-as-Popup

Open the current tab as a popup window.

With the Open-as-Popup extension, streamline your browsing by easily converting any tab into a popup window. This lightweight tool adds a convenient button to the toolbar, a context menu option, and a keyboard shortcut for quick access. Popup windows offer a minimalist interface without distracting navigation bars, optimizing your screen space for focused work. If you need to revert your tab to a normal window, just use the context menu or shortcut. Discover more about Open-as-Popup and enhance your Chrome usage at ht0.de.

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By:: https://ht0.de
Users:: 40,000+ -10,000
Rating:: 4.88
(277)
Version:: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2018-04-05)
Creation date:: 2018-04-05
Risk:: Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
contextMenus
Size:: 89.45K
Email:: he*****@gmail.com
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 19 hours ago

Ranking

# 3,541 ▲ 15

Other rankings

#2875 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 13

#2 in popup keyword 51 ▼ 1

#92 in context menu keyword 23 ▼ 4

#95 in html keyword 35 ▼ 8

#150 in toolbar keyword 23 ▼ 5

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User reviews

Pros

Simple, fast, and easy to use with minimal UI
Helps save screen space effectively, especially on smaller monitors
Customizable keyboard shortcut for toggling popups
Stable and reliable with no glitches
Enhances focus by isolating tasks in popup windows

Cons

Extension is being deprecated due to not following Chrome's best practices
Chrome randomly deactivates the extension due to policy violations
Users are requesting updates to comply with Chrome Web Store rules and maintain availability

Most mentioned

Extension deprecation and compliance issues with Chrome policies
Effectiveness in saving screen space and reducing clutter
Simplicity and minimalistic design with useful keyboard shortcuts
High user satisfaction and frequent daily use
Requests for feature enhancements and maintaining support

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

Exactly what I was looking for. Quick and easy to use.

will trimble, 2025-04-08

please update :c I uses this extension every day but is no longer available

saul zeledon, 2025-03-10

Please update~ This extension was one of the best, but recently google tells me: "This extension is no longer available because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions." :)

Jonathan Wen, 2025-03-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Open-as-Popup does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

Open-as-Popup has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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