# Pin Keeper - Smart Pinned Tab Manager

> Automatically restore your pinned tabs on startup — even after crashes or accidental closes — with smart URL matching

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinkeeper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinkeeper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pinkeeper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** pinelibg
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.8.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29
- **First published:** 2025-11-01
- **Size:** 176 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pinkeeper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/rpinelab/pin-keeper](https://github.com/rpinelab/pin-keeper)

## Description

Pin Keeper automatically restores your pinned tabs when your browser starts, even if the browser crashes or tabs are accidentally closed.

<strong>KEY FEATURES</strong>
<ol><li><strong>Automatic Restoration on Startup</strong>:
    Your pinned tabs automatically restore every time you start your browser.</li><li><strong>Smart Duplicate Detection</strong>:
    Intelligently skips tabs that are already open.</li><li><strong>Flexible URL Matching</strong>:
    ・ Exact Match - For static URLs
    ・ Starts With - Ideal for dynamic URLs (Gmail, GitHub)
    ・ Domain Match - Match with the same hostname (ignores protocol, path, query, hash)
    ・ Regex - Full control with advanced patterns</li><li><strong>Drag-and-Drop Ordering</strong>:
    Arrange tabs in your preferred order.</li><li><strong>Manual Restore Anytime</strong>:
    Restore all pinned tabs instantly with a single click.</li><li><strong>Built-in Pattern Tester</strong>:
    Verify URL patterns before saving.</li></ol>
<strong>HOW IT WORKS</strong>
1. Install Pin Keeper
2. Pin your favorite tabs
3. Add URL patterns in the option page
4. Now they'll auto-restore on every startup each startup — including after crashes or unintended tab closes

Example:
For Gmail, set URL to <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/913180b5a66124a66cdb9bb000bf16576486f6febaeca05f4b3b335defc15543/https%3A//mail.google.com/mail/u/0/%23inbox" rel="nofollow">https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox</a> and use "Starts With" mode with pattern <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/ad5d895952b7f70a082e69cb012492c9dd158980d965715b38f72e2d13cca611/https%3A//mail.google.com/mail/u/0/" rel="nofollow">https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/</a>

## Rankings

- #39,451 — Overall
- #113 — smart
- #162 — smart tool
- #181 — smartbook
- #223 — smartphone

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinkeeper)