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Duplicate Tab Guard

by niletronics · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 20 Oct 2026

Warns when a newly opened tab navigates to a page that is already open.

Users
6
+5 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
+5.00 in 30 days
Ratings
1
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#233K
#195K among extensions
Version
1.2.0
updated 15 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 1 months
036Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 6 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 1 months
001Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Duplicate Tab Guard

Keep your browser organized without changing how you work. Duplicate Tab Guard warns you when a newly opened tab navigates to a page that is already open, so you can switch to the existing tab or intentionally keep another copy. It also provides on-demand duplicate cleanup from the toolbar: review matching open pages and close newer duplicate tabs while retaining the oldest observed tab in each group. Features: - Detects exact matching HTTP and HTTPS addresses across all browser windows. - Lets you switch to an existing tab or continue with a duplicate when you need it. - Finds and closes newer duplicate tabs only when you request cleanup. - Treats paths, query strings, protocols, and URL fragments as distinct. - Handles redirecting links using navigation intent, without adding a fixed delay. - Uses an event-driven Manifest V3 service worker with no content scripts. Your browsing data stays local. Duplicate Tab Guard processes the addresses and titles of currently open tabs only to detect, switch, and clean up duplicates. It stores a small tab-order record in session-only browser storage and clears it when Chrome restarts. It has no accounts, analytics, advertising, remote services, or remote code, and it never sends your browsing information to the developer or another party. Warnings apply to the first web navigation of newly created tabs. Navigations in tabs that were already open are not intercepted.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−2−25.0%00.00
30 days+5+500.0%+1+5.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.2.015 Sep 2026
1.1.213 Sep 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
13 Sep 2026
Size
21 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
ekcnfjaambmnbgjcgbdfdajmhifbcelm

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
storagetabswebNavigation

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