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Protects against accidental tab closes with a confirmation dialog on specified websites

Never accidentally close important tabs again!

Tab Close Guard protects you from losing work or exiting a meeting by showing a confirmation dialog when you try to close tabs with Ctrl+W, clicking the X button, or closing the browser window.

🎯 Perfect For:

• Zoom meetings - Never accidentally leave a meeting • Gmail & Google Workspace - Protect unsaved drafts • GitHub - Keep your code changes safe • Notion & productivity apps - Protect your workspace • Any important work tabs - Custom protection for your needs

✨ Key Features:

Smart Protection • Protect all websites or choose specific sites • Use wildcard patterns (e.g., *.zoom.us for all Zoom pages) • One-click "Add Current" button for easy setup

App/PWA Mode Support • Enable protection ONLY when sites are opened as installed apps • Perfect for Zoom, Meet, Notion when installed as PWAs • Separate settings for browser vs. app mode

Simple & Lightweight • Clean, minimal interface • No tracking or data collection • Works with Ctrl+W, Cmd+W (Mac), and clicking X

🚀 How It Works:

1. Click the extension icon in your toolbar
2. Add websites you want to protect (or protect all sites)
3. Optional: Check "App/PWA mode only" for sites you use as installed apps
4. That's it! You'll see a confirmation before closing protected tabs

Note: Tab Close Guard shows the browser's native "Leave site?" confirmation dialog, giving you a chance to cancel.

🔒 Privacy:

Tab Close Guard respects your privacy: • No data collection - Zero tracking or analytics • All settings stored locally - Nothing leaves your device • Open source - Full transparency