[update from July 8, 2024)
The article was updated following the release of Besser Pinned Tabs for Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers, in addition to the Firefox version released in May.
Besser Pinned Tabs is an essential tool for users who depend on pinned tabs. This extension protects your pinned tabs by intelligently managing the opening of new web pages.
Main features:
- Pinned Tab Preservation : If a pinned tab is accidentally closed by a keyboard shortcut, the extension instantly reopens it, maintaining its URL and position1.
- Smart Link Handling : When you click on a link in a pinned tab that leads to a different website, the extension automatically opens it in a new tab. This allows your pinned tabs to keep their original content.
- Navigation protection : If you are in a pinned tab and you enter a new URL in the address bar, the extension will open this new site in a separate tab, thus preserving the content of the pinned tab.
A smoother browsing experience : The extension works discreetly in the background and has no settings.
Besser Pinned Tabs adds an extra layer of protection and functionality to your pinned tabs. It is the perfect solution for users who want to maintain an organized and efficient browsing experience. This extension improves the management of Google Chrome tabs and makes it as intelligent as that of Safari and Yandex Browser.
- Due to technical limitations imposed on extensions, the pinned page is refreshed ↩︎
Further information
Besser Pinned Tabs does not collect any data.
Besser Pinned Tabs is open source software and the code is available on Github.
My motivation behind creating this extension is that I kept switching from Chrome/Firefox to Safari or Yandex Browser. These two browsers handle pinned tabs exactly the way I want: They protect them against unintentional closures and against replacement of the pinned page with another.
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