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Prevent duplicate tabs
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Prevents from automatically creating new tabs or repeating tabs when two or more tabs have the same addresses
The process of closing repeated tabs is automatic based on settings that you can determine within the extension/add-on, it is also possible to quickly disable and activate the add-on without having to access the extensions panel.
You can add a host or URL to specify as an exception so that the add-on does not close repeated tabs.
The extension/add-on has support for closing repeated tabs in incognito/anonymous mode, but this works in isolation and will not share any information in anonymous mode with normal mode, being completely separate actions.
Among the configurations you can choose to consider or disregard querystring and hashes in URLs as a factor to differentiate them.
It is also possible to configure whether you prefer to close the oldest tabs and whether you want to prevent the active tab (currently visible) from being closed.
The closing of the tabs works based on events from the Chrome API and you can disable or reactivate such events within the extension/add-on:
# update event - Close repeated tabs when a tab is updated, more details in tabs.onUpdated.addListener
# create event - Close repeated tabs when a new tab is created, more details in tabs.onCreated.addListener
# remove event - Close repeated tabs when a tab is closed, more details in tabs.onRemoved.addListener
# replace event - Close repeated tabs when a tab is replaced with another tab due to prerendering or instant, more details in tabs.onReplaced.addListener
There are also two other events that can be disabled or reactivated that are specific to the extension/add-on:
# start event - Close repeated tabs when your browser is launched
# datachange event - Close repeated tabs when you change Sort order, Events, URLs and Others configurations from extension
Latest reviews
- (2024-10-03) Kerry Johnson: Mostly great, but "Preserve Active" does not work and I've lost some work duplicating active tab and it overtaking my current one. "Duplicate Tabs Closer" seems to work in this regard, otherwise I liked your extension.
- (2024-09-17) John Weiss: The extension keeps causing me to lose work and time. Enabling "Preserve Active" and disablign "Close olders" doesn't work. My older tabs are getting closed.
- (2024-04-28) kawa saky: the best one for avoid dupes
- (2024-02-15) COW KING (THE COW KING): one of the best tools. the toolbar icons could be more intuitive need a one-click-switch option
- (2024-02-15) COW KING (THE COW KING): one of the best tools. the toolbar icons could be more intuitive need a one-click-switch option
- (2023-11-17) Faris: awesome extension please consider to add another features; 1. can prevent duplicated new blank tab 2. allow optional duplicate tab by right clicking on active tab >> Duplicate
- (2023-09-17) Sam Jones: Would be perfect if it automatically closed chrome://newtab pages also. For some reason it doesn't detect this as a duplicate
- (2023-09-17) Sam Jones: Would be perfect if it automatically closed chrome://newtab pages also. For some reason it doesn't detect this as a duplicate
- (2023-09-03) Rafael Miranda Soares: O melhor atualmente da loja!
- (2023-07-16) Mike Geesing: Great! This addon have an option to prevent duplicate tabs from different windows, that was exactly what I was searching for.
- (2023-07-16) Mike Geesing: Great! This addon have an option to prevent duplicate tabs from different windows, that was exactly what I was searching for.
- (2023-02-08) Cristofer: 99% cpu? no thanks
- (2023-02-08) Cristofer: 99% cpu? no thanks
- (2022-11-17) Alexandre Ferreira: O MELHOR
- (2022-10-22) ai lu: excellent
- (2022-10-22) ai lu: excellent
- (2022-10-06) C P: Could be great, if it would also prevent chrome to open duplicate tab when an (existing) URL is entered in command line of windows.
- (2022-10-06) C P: Could be great, if it would also prevent chrome to open duplicate tab when an (existing) URL is entered in command line of windows.
- (2022-09-11) Ed: For some reason, this is better & has more options than the first result on Google :| I really love all the options & interface (especially the smiling icon)!
- (2022-09-11) Ed: For some reason, this is better & has more options than the first result on Google :| I really love all the options & interface (especially the smiling icon)!
- (2022-06-07) Peter Straka: Using it every day in edge and chrome, can't do without
- (2022-06-07) Peter Straka: Using it every day in edge and chrome, can't do without
- (2022-05-20) Works excellently and has enough customization options for different usage types.
- (2022-05-12) R Roy: Awesome Extension. Does Exactly what it claims.
- (2022-05-12) R Roy: Awesome Extension. Does Exactly what it claims.
- (2022-04-13) Jett Abernathy: excellent
- (2022-04-13) Jett Abernathy: excellent
- (2022-04-12) Robert Irelan: Works flawlessly. By default, it doesn't close duplicate tabs in different windows, which I want, but it's very easy to change that in the options.
- (2022-04-12) Robert Irelan: Works flawlessly. By default, it doesn't close duplicate tabs in different windows, which I want, but it's very easy to change that in the options.
- (2022-01-18) Silvio Maresca: It works flawless and it's very customizable. Recommended above the others!
- (2022-01-18) Silvio Maresca: It works flawless and it's very customizable. Recommended above the others!
- (2020-10-14) Sun: Good!
- (2020-10-14) Sun: Good!