Reviews of StartupApps

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List of user reviews and ratings for StartupApps

Total ratings

3.55 (Rating count: 20)

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Review summary

Users generally find StartupApps useful: it opens apps as pinned tabs and aligns with the concept of launching a curated set of apps at startup. When it works, it does what it says and can improve startup organization. However, a pattern of issues appears across many reviews: the extension often duplicates pinned tabs on startup or reopens previously opened tabs, sometimes failing to respect existing pinned tabs or the browser's saved session. This deduplication problem, potentially worsened by Firefox session restoration, is the most mentioned pain point. Some users request a blank page at startup and more robust dedup logic.

Pros

Does exactly what it claims and works as advertised.
Opens apps in pinned tabs as intended.
Good concept and promising approach to startup automation.
Generally works well for many users and solves a common workflow problem.

Cons

Duplicates or reopens pinned tabs on startup, leading to clutter and confusion.
Does not reliably detect existing pinned tabs or URLs before opening new ones, causing duplicates.
Firefox session restoration can cause additional duplicate pinned tabs after closing and reopening.
Sometimes does not open all pinned tabs or reopens only a subset (e.g., last few) on startup.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 3.55

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17% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-09	Fi*****	Does just what I want!
Does just what I want!
2025-11-14	Au*****	is it possible to open and focus a blank page at browser startup? I want to avoid loading a heavy website during the startup. If that's possible, I will put 5 stars.
is it possible to open and focus a blank page at browser startup? I want to avoid loading a heavy website during the startup. If that's possible, I will put 5 stars.
2025-07-07	Fi*****

2025-03-31	退出*****

2025-03-08	Fi*****	I have used this add-on for some time now, does exactly what it says on FF Nightly. However, in past week when launching browser fresh (not a restart/restore), the first non-pinned tab that has always opened with browser (home page) cannot be closed now. If tab's 'X' is clicked, the tab dims but remains and cannot be dismissed. Do browser restart and then the tab can be closed with 'X'. Does not happen with any other non-pinned tab, only with this one opened at launch. Disable this add-on and the issue goes away.
I have used this add-on for some time now, does exactly what it says on FF Nightly. However, in past week when launching browser fresh (not a restart/restore), the first non-pinned tab that has always opened with browser (home page) cannot be closed now. If tab's 'X' is clicked, the tab dims but remains and cannot be dismissed. Do browser restart and then the tab can be closed with 'X'. Does not happen with any other non-pinned tab, only with this one opened at launch. Disable this add-on and the issue goes away.
2025-03-01	远离*****

2024-01-17	Fi*****	Works fine.
Works fine.
2023-11-23	Mi*****	I really like the concept, but lately it seems to not open all my pinned tabs - or it simply opens the last two multiple times.
I really like the concept, but lately it seems to not open all my pinned tabs - or it simply opens the last two multiple times.
2023-04-09	Fi*****	Works great! I tried some other solutions and add-ons before this and they didn't work, but this one worked perfectly.
Works great! I tried some other solutions and add-ons before this and they didn't work, but this one worked perfectly.
2023-02-22	Fi*****