Lock Tab

It's very nice that you just click the icon and you can choose to lock the tab you are on. But I'm still able to accidentally close the tabs. I'm on Vivaldi, so maybe that's why. I detest the pin tab option built into the browser and it move the tab off to the left and hides all info about what that icon is for. I was really hoping this extension would work. Maybe the dev can respond and help me figure out why it's not working for me.

gabrielmaldiDeveloperJan 14, 2025

Hi, MurderChickenXL. I just tested Lock Tab in Vivaldi and it seems to be working fine for me. Can you file an issue in https://github.com/gabrielmaldi/chrome-lock-tab/issues with the specific URL and more details? Thanks!

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Using it to keep myself from accidentally closing//hitting back while working on my music videos and it works perfectly. Great little extension that allows you to have the "Changes you made may not be saved" anywhere you need it. Essential for anyone who does browser based work.

So much better than Chrome Close Lock. You can easily lock or unlock tabs or set certain tabs to auto lock.

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gabrielmaldiDeveloperDec 9, 2024

Hi, Sri. Could it be that you're closing the tab before interacting with the page? After locking, some interaction with the page is required for it to work. So you need to, for example, click anywhere on the page after locking to actually prevent the tab from being closed. This is how Chrome works. Please try this and if it still does not work for you I'd be happy to assist if you file an issue in https://github.com/gabrielmaldi/chrome-lock-tab/issues. Thanks!

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Im a profgrammer, but cant figure out how it works. entering 192.168.178.102 or 192.168.178.102* click on that page of the website where it is open click on close tab and its gone. reopen it, close chrome, and everything is gone. So: Plugin doesnt keep the tab open and doesnt prevent accidental closing. Not working on latest chrome it seams.

gabrielmaldiDeveloperDec 2, 2024

Just tested on a local address (192.168.*) and it worked perfectly both in macOS and Windows. Maybe you have another extension which conflicts with Lock Tab? You can test in Incognito. Since you're a profgrammer you're welcome to file an issue and I'll look into it: https://github.com/gabrielmaldi/chrome-lock-tab/issues

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I’m so glad I found this extension. It’s such a small yet incredibly effective solution. I often accidentally close important tabs, especially ones with active sessions that can’t be recovered, and I was even considering building my own extension to solve this issue. Luckily, I found yours instead. Thank you so much for developing this tool. Wishing you all the best, and I hope this extension gets the higher rating it deserves, you’re worth more than 4 stars.

gabrielmaldiDeveloperNov 26, 2024

Thank you for your review, Trung! I'm glad you find Lock Tab useful.

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Wonderful little solution for something that should be a browser feature

Perfect to keep some tab to not be close. Could you please add an option to keep : Chrome://newtab

Works well. Suggestion: An option/exception to allow a locked tab to refresh it's own url. Edit: Thanks for the reply and clarification as to why.

gabrielmaldiDeveloperAug 26, 2024

Hi, John. Would love to add that option, but unfortunately it's not possible. The extension relies on the onbeforeunload browser event to prevent tabs from being closed/refreshed/navigate to another URL, and there's no way to differentiate those.

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This extension is a lifesaver. I accidentally manage to almost close my browser at least twice a day.