[Feature request]: Persistent Main Tab Preservation

[Harshit28j]

Platforms

Windows

Description

Problem Statement:

Users, especially developers and heavy tab users, often work with multiple tabs and tab groups. They risk losing important work or context when accidentally closing tabs or restarting the browser.

Proposed Solution:

Implement a new feature allowing users to protect specific tabs or tab groups from unintentional closure.

Key Features:

Main Tab Marking: Allow users to mark specific tabs as "main" tabs. Persistence: Ensure marked "main" tabs remain open even when the browser is restarted

Benefits:

• Prevents accidental loss of important work
• Maintains context for complex tasks
• Improves workflow efficiency for developers and power users

Implementation Suggestions:

• Add a "Mark as Main Tab" option in the tab context menu
• Implement a visual indicator for main tabs (e.g., a pin or star icon)
• Ensure main tabs are restored automatically on browser restart

[rebron]

We do have the concept of pinning tabs, we are able restore/undo accidental tab closures Ctrl+Shift+T , and any crash issues you may encounter should restore the tabs on restart (there is still potential dataloss if you're composing text for example and encounter a crash, but "tab preservation" wouldn't solve that dataloss mid-compose). We do have a warning for closing windows with multiple tabs too.

I think your feature request would be more cosmetic on tagging/marking tabs that are important to you. We can definitely look into providing tools to make specific tabs stand out, mark as important.