Reviews: Lock Tab

Dave Dugal Apr 14, 2026

Pretty perfect for exactly what I was looking for with no additional. superfluous functionality. There's _something odd_ about making the lock stick, but once it does, the feature works perfectly.

1 person found this review to be helpful

Barnette Tax Service Mar 7, 2026

It has one job and it doesn't do it

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gabrielmaldi Developer Mar 8, 2026

Hi, Barnette Tax Service. 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 Chromium (Brave) 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!

Theo Nov 20, 2025

You have to reload your tabs first, and I downloaded this to lock a tab that I already had open. Other than that it works fine though.

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gabrielmaldi Developer Nov 20, 2025

Hi, Theo. Chrome doesn't load the extension in tabs which were open before you installed it. It's like installing a new door lock and expecting it to prevent the thief that's already in your house from entering!

Andy Nov 17, 2025

not what I was looking for but for some reason its 3.5 stars when it does exactly what it says it will do.

1 person found this review to be helpful

Matthias Mödinger Oct 19, 2025

after reload the lock is gone, not useful

1 person found this review to be unhelpful

gabrielmaldi Developer Oct 19, 2025

Hi, Matthias. You can right click on the extension icon and then on Options where you'll be able to configure auto-locking for the websites you want.

Andrei Preda Oct 4, 2025

what i needed, thanks

1 person found this review to be helpful

Ed Jung Oct 1, 2025

This extension works exactly as described. A few notes: - As the developer states, you MUST interact with the page after enabling the lock. Scrolling is NOT enough. You must click on something: a link, type in something into a search box (and then erase it if you want), etc. - After installing the plugin, some existing tabs will not lock unless you RELOAD them - this is probably because they keep background websockets open preventing the extension from doing its thing.

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AlyShazli Sep 13, 2025

it doesn't lock any tab bro!!!!

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gabrielmaldi Developer Sep 13, 2025

Hi, AlyShazli. 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 Chromium (Brave) 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!

Radek Jüthner Aug 30, 2025

I guess I misunderstood the functionality of the add-on. I thought it would prevent the tab from being closed. Unfortunately, I was able to close the locked tab without any problems.

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gabrielmaldi Developer Aug 30, 2025

Hi, Radek. 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!

amneris niomotrecrutrod Aug 21, 2025

In brave dont work, I dont have chrome, but in brave dont work, I close the tab and the tab closes easily

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gabrielmaldi Developer Aug 21, 2025

Hi, amneris. 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 Chromium (Brave) 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!