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An Obsidian plugin that protects your pinned tabs from being accidentally closed or unpinned.
Problem
By default in Obsidian, pinned tabs can be unpinned or closed by:
- Pressing
Cmd/Ctrl+Won a pinned tab (unpins it) - "Close all other tabs" (closes pinned tabs too)
- "Close tab group" (closes pinned tabs too)
This can be frustrating if you use pinned tabs to keep important notes always open.
Solution
Just install and enable — no configuration needed.
This plugin guards the following built-in commands:
| Command | Guarded behavior |
|---|---|
Close current tab (Cmd/Ctrl+W) |
Pinned tab → does nothing |
| Close all other tabs | Only closes non-pinned tabs |
| Close tab group | Only closes non-pinned tabs; if all tabs are pinned, does nothing |
Disabling the plugin restores all original behaviors.
Note: This plugin guards commands triggered by hotkeys and the command palette. Closing a tab via the right-click context menu bypasses the command system and is not affected.
Installation
From Community Plugins
- Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse
- Search for "Pin Tab Guard"
- Click Install, then Enable
Manual
- Download
main.jsandmanifest.jsonfrom the latest release - Create a folder
pin-tab-guardin your vault's.obsidian/plugins/directory - Copy the downloaded files into that folder
- Enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins
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Protect pinned tabs from accidental closing or unpinning by blocking built-in close commands (Cmd/Ctrl+W, Close all other tabs, Close tab group) from affecting pinned notes. Preserve normal tab behavior elsewhere and allow context-menu closes to still work.Details
Current version
1.0.0
Last updated
2 months ago
Created
2 months ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
32
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.0.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT