Open-as-Popup

Open the current tab as a popup window.

Open-as-Popup is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing experience by allowing you to convert any tab into a popup window. This popup window removes navigation and tab bars, saving vertical screen space and providing a cleaner, distraction-free view of your content.

The extension integrates seamlessly with Chrome by adding a toolbar button, context menu entry, and a customizable keyboard shortcut. You can effortlessly switch tabs to popup mode and back, with the extension intelligently reattaching the popup to its original window or the last focused window when needed. For detailed guidance and support, visit Open-as-Popup Details.

User reviews

Users highly praise Open-as-Popup for its simplicity, minimal UI, reliability, and its effectiveness in saving screen space and improving focus. The extension allows customizable shortcuts and caters to diverse workflows. However, multiple users report that Chrome is deprecating the extension for not adhering to current best practices, causing random deactivations and warnings. Users express a strong desire for updates or alternatives to maintain seamless functionality, along with requests for additional features like customizable control buttons and hiding the title bar to enhance kiosk mode usage.
Pros
  • Simple, minimalistic, and perfect UI with no glitches
  • Effectively saves screen space, especially useful for multitasking and small screens
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts enhance usability
  • Helps improve focus and concentration by isolating tasks in pop-up windows
  • Works reliably for years, supporting various use cases like corporate apps and media players
Cons
  • Extension is being deprecated by Chrome due to not following best practices
  • Random deactivation by Chrome and warnings about extension's compatibility
  • Lack of advanced settings like hiding control buttons or title bar
  • No alternatives provided for continued functionality if deprecated
Recent reviews
En iyi çerçeveli popup eklentisi
by Ke*****, 2025-06-22

Exactly what I was looking for. Quick and easy to use.
by wi*****, 2025-04-08

please update :c I uses this extension every day but is no longer available
by sa*****, 2025-03-10
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Extension safety

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

Risk impact analysis details
    Risk likelihood
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    Open-as-Popup has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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