Pin Unpin Tab

Name: Pin Unpin Tab
Rating: 4.2679 (56 reviews)
Author: Jayesh Bhoot

Pin Unpin Tab can pin or unpin a tab by: - a long left mouse click anywhere on the webpage (an arguably more efficient alternative to the no longer possible double-click on tab) - a keyboard shortcut - a click on the pin icon on browser toolbar

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Features & Capabilities

Pin Unpin Tab is a Firefox WebExtension designed to enhance tab management by allowing users to pin or unpin tabs efficiently. It offers multiple methods to toggle tab pinning: a long left mouse click anywhere on a webpage (customizable duration, except on Firefox's internal and AMO pages), a keyboard shortcut (Alt-P or Ctrl-Shift-P on macOS, customizable via Firefox settings), and a convenient toolbar pin icon that suits Firefox's themes.

Due to technical limitations in WebExtensions, double-clicking tabs to pin or unpin is not available, but this extension provides arguably more efficient alternatives. The extension is user-friendly, fully customizable, and credits icon design to Smashicons under CC 3.0 BY license. Perfect for users seeking quick and accessible tab pinning workflows in Firefox.

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Version:

5.0 Last updated: 2023-07-08

Version code:

5591524

Creation date:

2013-05-17

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Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

42.75KB

Email:

ja*****@bhoot.sh

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Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-19

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# 3,906 ▲ 4

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#373 in Tabs ▲ 2

#95 in tab keyword 69 ▲ 1

#122 in tabellenkalkulation keyword 16 ▲ 2

#166 in database keyword 15 ▲ 2

#166 in license keyword 8 ▲ 2

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Developed by:

Jayesh Bhoot

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pinunpin-tab/

Email:

ja*****@bhoot.sh

Website:

https://github.com/jyshb/pin-unpin-tab

User Reviews

The add-on is praised for its simplicity, usefulness, and keyboard/long-press pinning methods, plus it helps recover pins after closing windows. However, users report reliability issues with shortcuts, opt-in behavior that re-enables features, privacy concerns, site-specific inconsistencies, and a lack of restart persistence.

Pros

Simple, useful, and convenient design for pinning tabs.
Supports keyboard shortcut pinning (and easy mapping of a shortcut).
Long-press pinning is an elegant solution for quick access.
Helps recover pins after closing windows, mitigating Firefox design quirks.
Generally easy to use and improves tab-pin management.

Cons

Alt+P keyboard shortcut not working on some systems (reliability issue).
Long-press trigger is enabled by an opt-in default that can reappear after updates, causing UX problems.
Privacy concerns: asks for access to all website data.
Inconsistent behavior on some sites (e.g., long-press not working on YouTube).
Pins do not persist across browser restarts; users want permanent pins across restarts.

Recent reviews

Alt+P isnt working on my Alienware 16 Aurora, please check

by Ks*****, 2026-01-21

by Dr*****, 2025-06-08

by 敬念*****, 2025-03-29

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Is Pin Unpin Tab Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Pin Unpin Tab requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Pin Unpin Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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