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Gmail Same-Tab Switcher

A lightweight Chrome extension that tries to make Gmail account switching reuse the same tab instead of opening a new one.


Features

  • Reuse the same Gmail tab when switching accounts.
  • Minimal permissions required.
  • Works for the most common Gmail account-switch URLs (https://mail.google.com/mail/u/*).
  • Intercepts both JS-triggered new tabs and standard anchor clicks.

Installation (Load Unpacked)

To run the extension from source:

  1. Clone this repository:

    git clone https://github.com/bscript/same-tab-gmail.git
    cd same-tab-gmail
  2. Open Chrome and navigate to: chrome://extensions/

  3. Enable Developer mode (top-right).

  4. Click Load unpacked and select the same-tab-gmail/ folder.

  5. Open Gmail. Try switching accounts — the extension will try to reuse the same tab.

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A lightweight Chrome extension that tries to make Gmail account switching reuse the same tab instead of opening a new one.

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