Lock Tab
Prevents a tab from being closed accidentally
Total ratings
3.63
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Successfully prevents accidental closure of tabs
- Simple and straightforward to use once set up
- Works well across multiple Chromium-based browsers
Cons
- Has issues with auto-locking and notifications that can hinder shopping and normal browsing
- Requires manual steps to lock existing tabs and may not work on all pages
- Incompatibility issues with other extensions that manage tabs
Most mentioned
- Doesn't consistently lock tabs as expected
- Requires Chrome restart for some settings to take effect
- Users experience confusion with the lock feature and dialogs presented
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-29 |  | | pt | Uma merd@ Não funciona! |
| 2024-10-22 |  | | en | Wonderful little solution for something that should be a browser feature |
| 2024-10-18 |  | | en | Perfect to keep some tab to not be close. Could you please add an option to keep : Chrome://newtab |
| 2024-05-24 |  | | en | Sadly, I've had to lower my rating due to some unexpected behaviors I only just discovered. On a regular basis I perform online shopping routines on multiple sites. I thought that locking those shopping tabs would solve the problem of another extension I use to keep my tabs from multiplying by automatically closing background tabs that haven't been used in a preset number of minutes. While this did prevent those from being closed by the other extension, it unfortunately caused an issue that makes it impossible to use while shopping. Every time I try to add an item to a cart, the pop up appears asking if I'm sure I want to leave the page or I might lose changes (when there are no changes to be saved). I tried unlocking all my shopping tabs and pinning them while shopping, certain that would solve the problem. It didn't because although I have "auto lock pinned tabs" unchecked in the extension's settings, it is auto locking the tabs anyway, perpetuating the issue. I've posted the issue of pinned tabs locking improperly on the extension's Github page but have not yet heard back. Original review: Does what I need it too. Stops pinned tabs from changing pages when I forget to switch tabs before typing something in the address bar. |
| 2024-09-18 |  | | ||
| 2024-08-26 |  | | en | Works well. Suggestion: An option/exception to allow a locked tab to refresh it's own url. Edit: Thanks for the reply and clarification as to why. |
| 2024-08-15 | | | en | Doesn't lock the tab at all. The 'x' is still on the tab. Not the extension I was looking for. |
| 2024-07-28 |  | | en | This extension is a lifesaver. I accidentally manage to almost close my browser at least twice a day. |
| 2024-07-19 |  | | en | Locks tabs, but also flags when loading new pages in locked tabs. Since a ton of sites work by clicling and it takes you to a new page, this ends up being overly annoying for those pages. CNN, nytimes, washington post, all do that behavior. Even when I try and close chrome out, it warns me that I'm going to a new page. removing extension as not really usable in it's current form |
| 2024-07-09 |  | | en | As a fellow Chrome Extension developer: This is Awesome! Thank you for taking my feedback on Github seriously and adding the new auto-lock pinned tabs feature! |
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