Last Tab Keepalive

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Description from extension meta

Creates a new tab when the last tab is closed.

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Description from store

** This extension REQUIRES running as a "background app" when Google Chrome is closed **

Features:
• Creates a new tab when the last tab is closed
• Does not access any website data
• Frees memory when inactive

Updates:
• [9/2/13] Fix bugs
• [9/4/13] Added Options page to set default window size

Latest reviews

Vika Issaak 2025-04-06: It doesn't work on Thorium/ Also doesn't work on Brave
ˑ 2020-12-30: Не работает на Edge.
Александр 2020-11-27: Это действительно по настоящему работающее расширение, которое позволяет не закрывать браузер после закрытия последней вкладки. В отличии от иных решений, которые тупо держит +одну вкладку в фоне. А это расширение делает тоже самое, что и в иных браузерах, где такая функция встроена изначально.
Максим Нестеров 2020-01-28: Конечно, штука не идеальная, но теперь без неё жить не могу. То, что надо! Спасибо!
Dariusz daroc 2018-10-29: Sometimes works ok for quite a long time, sometimes stops working, I don't know why. Also, it doesn't work well when working with many Chrome windows - this extension will only work for the last tab in the last Chrome window open, unfortunately.
Dariusz daroc 2018-10-29: Sometimes works ok for quite a long time, sometimes stops working, I don't know why. Also, it doesn't work well when working with many Chrome windows - this extension will only work for the last tab in the last Chrome window open, unfortunately.
James Davis 2018-09-15: I liked this until I discovered that, in my Linux system, it delayed the opening of Chrome by 5 seconds!
James Davis 2018-09-15: I liked this until I discovered that, in my Linux system, it delayed the opening of Chrome by 5 seconds!
Hongwei Chen (Charles) 2018-09-13: Does not work.
Hongwei Chen (Charles) 2018-09-13: Does not work.
なごみ 2017-04-24: Does not work.
なごみ 2017-04-24: Does not work.
Анатолий А 2017-01-20: If you only want to remove delay between the moment when you click Chrome's icon and the moment when it opens a new window, then you may simply make Chrome continue running even after all its windows are closed. This can be done using the “Background Process” extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/background-process/gghpjpjkgffajicbeidilgkogpmianag
Nikolay Zhigalov 2016-11-14: роняет хром вместо создания вкладки
Serge Che 2016-08-20: Работает как надо. 20 минут полёт нормальный.
Dries Geenen 2016-07-09: Works on my machine! Doesn't leave the annoying little tab like "last tab".
Dries Geenen 2016-07-09: Works on my machine! Doesn't leave the annoying little tab like "last tab".
Daniel Tole 2016-05-15: No funciona
‫עמיר אשכנזי (‪Amir Ashkenazi‬‏)‬‎ 2016-05-10: do nothing
‫עמיר אשכנזי (‪Amir Ashkenazi‬‏)‬‎ 2016-05-10: do nothing
Riza Maçoku 2016-04-30: Not working on 48.0.2564.109. :(
Riza Maçoku 2016-04-30: Not working on 48.0.2564.109. :(
jani ahti 2014-10-16: Works just fine in 37.0.2062.124 m
jani ahti 2014-10-16: Works just fine in 37.0.2062.124 m
maayan brol 2014-09-07: great!
maayan brol 2014-09-07: great!
John Coleman 2014-05-12: ГАВНО ИБАНОЕ НЕ КАЧАТЬ! С ним гугл закрывается с ошибкой. бесполезное уг
Tibor Jakab-Barthi 2014-05-07: Doesn't work in 34.0.1847.131.
Tibor Jakab-Barthi 2014-05-07: Doesn't work in 34.0.1847.131.
Yu Zhang 2014-05-05: does not work at all
Yu Zhang 2014-05-05: does not work at all
Gabor Paizs 2014-03-05: Nice! I hate this chrome "feature".
Gabor Paizs 2014-03-05: Nice! I hate this chrome "feature".
Andrey Gritsenko 2014-01-29: Does not work
Andrey Gritsenko 2014-01-29: Does not work
科翔 2014-01-13: very good!
科翔 2014-01-13: very good!
Anonymous 2013-12-26: Does not work.
Anonymous 2013-12-26: Does not work.
Santosh Mitra 2013-12-24: Okay ! this extension definitely works and it works great. The only condition is: You must not have unchecked "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed" I'm running Chrome Version 26.0.1410.63 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I found this one works even better than others.
Santosh Mitra 2013-12-24: Okay ! this extension definitely works and it works great. The only condition is: You must not have unchecked "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed" I'm running Chrome Version 26.0.1410.63 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I found this one works even better than others.
Kewin Kupilas (Nickelony) 2013-09-08: Very good. This should be added to the original chrome. :D
Kewin Kupilas (Nickelony) 2013-09-08: Very good. This should be added to the original chrome. :D
이재헌 2013-09-06: good
이재헌 2013-09-06: good
Daniel Gamper 2013-09-03: Get the Options back please, i can't setting the "full size" mode now...
Daniel Gamper 2013-09-03: Get the Options back please, i can't setting the "full size" mode now...
para x 2013-08-31: win8,V29下无作用
Anthony “ChaZcaTriX” Seleznev 2013-08-26: When closing the last tab, the window disappears and then appears again without preserving the geometry (changes size); closing the browser triggers an error.
Sergey Syrtsev (Mugnum) 2013-08-19: not working..

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