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Best alternatives to About Blank Block (2026)

8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to About Blank Block, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

About Blank Block: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

About Blank Block today

≈4K usersNot rated yetUpdated 3 weeks ago1 permissions

About Blank Block alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Close About:Blank Tabs

    Automatically closes unnecessary about:blank tabs.

    ≈100K users2.3★ from 9 ratings2 permissions
    • About 25× more users than About Blank Block
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
    Close About:Blank Tabs alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    Delayed Close About:Blank

    Automatically closes about:blank tabs after 5 seconds if tab is not redirected elsewhere.

    ≈300K users1.4★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 75× more users than About Blank Block
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
    Delayed Close About:Blank alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    String Blocker

    Automatically closes tabs with specific strings not considered URL

    ≈2K usersNot rated yetUpdated 19 months ago1 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than About Blank Block
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Education
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  4. 4

    NoTabsForYou - Block new tabs

    No new tabs for the website, Block new Tabs from opening, Add/Remove specific websites.

    571 users3.5★ from 6 ratings2 permissions
    • About 7.0× fewer users than About Blank Block
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  5. 5

    TabBlock

    Prevents from opening new tabs.

    ≈50K users3.8★ from 183 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions
    • About 13× more users than About Blank Block
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    TabBlock alternativesCompare side by side
  6. 6

    Pause Blocker

    Prevents auto-pause when switching tabs

    907 users4.6★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago2 permissions
    • About 4.4× fewer users than About Blank Block
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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  7. 7

    Browser Lock

    Browser Lock instantly locks your Chrome browser with a PIN to keep your tabs and data private.

    955 users4.3★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago6 permissions
    • About 4.2× fewer users than About Blank Block
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
    • Listed under Privacy & Security
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  8. 8

    Popup Tab Blocker

    Instantly blocks new tabs and popups opened by selected sites

    545 users5.0★ from 2 ratings2 permissions
    • About 7.3× fewer users than About Blank Block
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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About Blank Block alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to About Blank Block?

By users, the most popular alternative is Delayed Close About:Blank with ≈300K users and a 1.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Close About:Blank Tabs.

Which About Blank Block alternative has the best rating?

TabBlock has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.8 out of 5 from 183 ratings.

How many alternatives to About Blank Block are there?

We list 8 close alternatives to About Blank Block on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.