Have a dedicated window in Chrome without new tabs

I am addicted to opening new tabs. I even created a browser extension to show me all my countdowns because I see that window so often. Often, however, I want to have a window open and not even let myself open new tabs inside it. Maybe it’s some instructions for an assignment that I don’t want to bury under dozens/hundreds of new tabs.

I found this method on Super User that seems to do what I want. It even creates an icon from the site’s favicon so I can see it in my task switcher window.

Application Shortcuts

Open your web app. On the main Chrome menu click More Tools and then Add to Desktop.

Check the ‘Open as window’ checkbox.

You’ll get a shortcut on your desktop that will open in its own window.

If you click or CTRL+click links in this window, they will open as tabs in another Chrome window, or in an existing one if there is already a window open.