Chrome · browser utility

Popup Route Controller

A Chrome extension that can observe or safely change an explicitly allowlisted provider-created popup into a normal tab or, under a strict gate, the current tab.

Status: In developmentNot available

Current source scope

What exists now.

  • Approved modes are Observe only, Open as normal tab and strictly gated Replace current tab.
  • Rules use an explicit local source and destination allowlist plus user-granted origin access.
  • Global and per-rule disable remain reversible, with bounded secret-free local diagnostics.
  • Authentication, SSO, payment, security, download, print and ambiguous flows fail closed.

Explicit limits

Where it stops.

  • Not live, beta, locally accepted, submitted or published.
  • Only a provider’s user-triggered window.open opportunity is in scope; ordinary links and browser-internal surfaces are not rewritten.
  • Same-tab replacement requires a narrow explicit feature set and rejects risk-classified flows.
  • Cross-browser and cross-OS compatibility are not verified.

No public access.

This entry exists to make current work visible without turning a private or unfinished project into a launch claim.