# PopUp

> Create a popup of pages with minimal browser UI; No bookmarks or navigation bar.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `popup`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** aqt
- **Category:** appearance,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 933
- **Weekly downloads:** 29
- **Rating:** 4.75 / 5 (44 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.4
- **Last updated:** 2022-03-26
- **First published:** 2017-09-30
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/popup/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/aqt/webext-popup/issues](https://github.com/aqt/webext-popup/issues)

## Description

PopUp is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to open pages in popup windows with minimal browser UI, removing distractions such as bookmarks and navigation bars. It streamlines your browsing experience by providing a clean, focused view of web pages.

The extension requires permissions to access browser tabs and modify bookmarks, enabling features like restoring popups from tabs and opening bookmarks via context menus. PopUp is actively maintained, with users encouraged to request features or report bugs through its GitHub repository for continuous improvements.

## Rankings

- #3,435 — Overall
- #325 — Tabs
- #2 — popup
- #166 — navigation
- #240 — create

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `bookmarks`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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## Review summary

Users praise PopUp as a simple, reliable way to create small persistent windows for web apps and quick references. Common complaints focus on lack of keyboard/activation shortcuts, restore/merge integration problems (notably with Tree Style Tab), and limited customization options such as title, modal/address-bar controls, and open-without-closing behavior.

### Pros

- Creates convenient small pop-up windows for web apps and quick-reference pages, making multitasking easier.
- Simple and lightweight — multiple users say it 'gets the job done' and is reliable.
- Good for keeping a persistent, off-to-side window (e.g., messaging or reference) while working.

### Cons

- No built-in keyboard shortcut or flexible activation methods — users request shortcuts, alt+click, or gesture support.
- Problems restoring/merging pop-ups back into normal tabs (reports of broken behavior and poor integration with Tree Style Tab).
- Limited customization options — users want more settings (popup title, modal/address bar controls, ability to open popup without closing the current window).

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