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Popup Blocker

by Olumidesan · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

This extension automatically closes tabs and windows opened by ad-requiring sites

Users
7,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
35
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#12K
#10K among extensions
Version
3.1.2
updated 12 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
2003,6007,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
42035Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 35 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Popup Blocker

Ads can be annoying. You may be browsing normally and then you click somewhere on the page and then a new tab opens, suddenly, pointing to an ad, without you initiating it. This extension automatically closes those tabs/windows. It's not an Adblocker; it's a tab/window-containing-ad closer. ;) Once a site has that behaviour (where it opens random popups/tabs annoyingly), simply click on the extension and click "Add Site". Once that is done, the extension manages all tabs and windows opened from that particular site, automatically closing them if needed. To remove a site from the "monitored list", you can always click the extension again and click "Remove Site". Note that I intentionally created the extension to be lightweight, doing nothing but its intended task. Note that after adding a site, all new tabs opened that start with the protocol+hostname of that site will be allowed; all others won't. This means that if https://www.adopeningsite.com is added, then all sites starting with https://www.adopeningsite.com like https://www.adopeningsite.com/clickads or https://www.adopeningsite.com/hoverads will be allowed to open in a new tab. The others will be automatically closed. To purposely open a new tab that has its protocol+hostname different from that of the site, right click the link and choose "Purposely open in a new tab".

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+1,000+16.7%+2−0.08
1 year+2,000+40.0%+5−0.09

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Popup Blocker appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
popup#14−6

Version history

5 versions recorded
3.1.212 Jul 2026
3.1.014 Sep 2022
3.0.113 Sep 2022
3.0.08 Sep 2022
2.023 Jan 2020

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
23 Jan 2020
Size
31 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
pecjjeljffnplfcclbbbklkpcbbkchdk

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
activeTabstoragetabscontextMenus

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