PopupGuard

About

Take control of your browsing experience. This extension intercepts unwanted popups, forced new tabs, and sneaky redirects, giving you the final say before anything opens.

✨ Core Features
Instead of blindly blocking everything and breaking the websites you use, the extension pauses the action and displays a clean, in-page confirmation dialog. You decide what happens next:

🟢 Allow or 🔴 Block (One-time): Approve or deny the popup just for this specific click.

🛡️ Smart Permanent Rules: Check a box before clicking to remember your choice forever.

Always Allow/Block: Set permanent popup rules for the website you are currently on.

Network-Level Kill Switch: If a site tries to redirect you to a completely different (and often shady) destination, you can choose to block all future network requests (scripts, images, frames) to that destination domain.

(Note: Essential trusted domains like Google, Facebook, and major banks are protected via a built-in safe list to ensure your daily browsing never breaks).

⚙️ Simple & Fast Management
Click the extension icon in your toolbar to view your dashboard:

Live Status Card: Instantly see the rule applied to your active tab and toggle it on the fly.

Categorized Tabs: Quickly filter your custom rules by Allowed, Blocked, or Network level.

Advanced Manual Input: Add custom rules using exact domains (example.com) or wildcards (*.example.com).

Lightning Search: Instantly find and delete any rule if you made a mistake.

💡 The Best Part?
Set it and forget it. You rarely need to open the extension dashboard. The on-the-fly dialog handles 99% of the work seamlessly as you browse. Just allow what you need, block what you don't, and let the extension handle the rest.