OneTabFocusAdd to Chrome
Tab locker

Lock your tabs without closing them.

One click. Every other tab collapses into a single hidden chip. Audio keeps playing. Drafts and scroll stay put.

Add to Chrome — freeWhat it does
What gets preserved

Locked, not closed.

OneTabFocus tucks every other tab into one hidden group. Nothing gets closed. Your audio keeps playing, and your half-typed text and scroll position stay put.

  • AudioSpotify, YouTube, voice calls — keeps playing.
  • DraftsDocs, Gmail, Notion — nothing unloaded.
  • Scroll positionCome back to the same paragraph.
  • Form stateHalf-typed comments preserved.
  • Tab-group identityColor, title, membership restored.
  • Session historyBack/forward still works in hidden tabs.
Multi-tab focus

Lock more than one tab.

Most work needs more than one tab. Select the references you want before pressing Start — they all stay accessible.
  • Writing with a spec + notes + draft open.
  • Reviewing a PR with the diff + spec.
  • Studying with a PDF + notes app.
How it works

Five steps. No setup.

  1. Step 01

    Open the sidebar

    Pin OneTabFocus and open the Chrome side panel.

  2. Step 02

    Name your focus

    Type what you're working on — e.g. 'Write Q3 report'.

  3. Step 03

    Choose a duration

    Pick a preset duration or set your own.

  4. Step 04

    Start the session

    Every other tab collapses into one chip. Audio keeps playing.

  5. Step 05

    Finish

    Timer ends or hold-to-end ring. Tabs come back exactly as they were.

At session end

Tabs come back exactly.

When your time is up, every tab comes back just as it was: same groups, same colors, same titles.

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Try it now

Lock the tabs. Keep the work.

Free to install. 7-day Pro trial on day one. No card required.

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  • 7-day Pro trial on install
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  • Works on day one