Popup Blocker

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

As of May 2026, Popup Blocker has 7,000 users and a 4.41/5 rating from 34 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

Usersup 16.7 percent+16.7%
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Ratingup 0.7 percent+0.7%
4.41
34 reviews
Reviewsup 6.3 percent+6.3%
34
Version
3.1.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension gained 1.0K users.

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 25, 2026.

7.1K6.5K5.9KApr 25, 2026May 22, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 25, 20266.0K4.38323.1.0
May 22, 20267.0K4.39333.1.0
Now7.0K4.41343.1.0

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabstoragetabscontextMenus
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

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".

Technical

Version
3.1.0
Manifest
V3
Size
30.37KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u37b608beb0843c75ab668cdbd84f9d2b
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Dec 23, 2018
Last Updated (Store)
Sep 15, 2022
Last Scraped
May 22, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

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