Description
PinStay keeps your pinned tabs where they belong. It prevents pinned tabs from navigating away from their original domain, with clear, lightweight notifications.
Key features
- π Domain locking: pinned tabs can't navigate to other sites
- π‘ Helpful notifications: quick, unobtrusive explanations
- π Browser-friendly: allows normal browser shutdown
- β‘ Lightweight: minimal performance impact
How it works
1) Pin an important tab
2) PinStay automatically locks it to its current domain
3) If you try to navigate away, PinStay redirects you back and explains why
4) Unpin the tab any time to remove protection
Privacy & Security
- No data collected or transmitted
- All logic runs locally in your browser
- 100% open source and auditable on GitHub
- Comprehensive security policy with vulnerability reporting
- Permissions are used only for core functionality:
- tabs, webNavigation: detect pinned tabs and navigation
- scripting: show on-page notifications
- storage: keep a temporary local map so protection persists after idle
- <all_urls> (host permissions): required to observe navigation attempts across sites
About Enhanced Safe Browsing Warning
Chrome may show a "not trusted" warning because PinStay monitors multiple websites (necessary for pinning any domain). This is normal for extensions with broad permissions. Our code is fully open source, collects zero data, and runs entirely locally. See our Security Policy for full details.
Support & website
- Website: https://workingdogworx.com/
- Support: https://github.com/richieboo/pinstay/issues
- Privacy Policy: https://github.com/richieboo/pinstay/blob/main/PRIVACY.md
- Security Policy: https://github.com/richieboo/pinstay/blob/main/SECURITY.md
What's new in 1.0.8
- Enhanced transparency: Added comprehensive security documentation (SECURITY.md)
- Security clarity: Added explanation of Chrome's "Enhanced Safe Browsing" warning
- Installation improvements: Welcome page now addresses security concerns proactively
- Trust indicators: Added security badges and detailed "Security & Privacy" section
- Documentation: Enhanced privacy policy with clear permission explanations
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Permissions (4)
Permissions
scriptingβΉ Can inject scripts into web pages storageβΉ Can store data locally in your browser tabsβΉ Can see your open tabs and their URLs webNavigationβΉ Can monitor navigation events
Details
| Version | 1.0.8 |
| Updated | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Size | 25.45KiB |
| First Seen | Apr 1, 2026 |
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