Closes automatic ad tabs and popups in a dedicated Chrome window while keeping the tabs you opened.
TabBouncer watches a dedicated Chrome window through the Chrome DevTools Protocol.
It compares the link you clicked with each new tab, closes side-effect ad tabs and popups,
and returns the current tab when a page script redirects it to another site.
| Publisher | Choi HeungBae |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 |
| Release date | 2026-10-08 |
| License | MIT |
| Installer type | zip |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | jacking75.TabBouncer |
| Requirements | Windows 11 or later |
winget install --id=jacking75.TabBouncer -ewinget upgrade --id=jacking75.TabBouncer -ewinget uninstall --id=jacking75.TabBouncer -eYes. TabBouncer is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
The latest version is 1.1.1, released on Oct 8, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 88915d28a961f0220d1e62c86aa9ca484285f227513f2546a03930e65f7d34c3.
TabBouncer requires Windows 11 or later and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find TabBouncer and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=jacking75.TabBouncer -e.
Yes. TabBouncer is available as a portable ZIP archive (TabBouncer-v1.1.1-win-x64-selfcontained.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
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