Why do browser extensions open a new tab for checks?

Dynamic webpages are common, and browsers like Chrome, Opera, and Firefox prevent them from loading in the background. Distill opens a new tab to check these pages for changes and closes it when the check finishes.

How to prevent checks in a new tab?

• Run checks in the background or in a window globally. Go to Settings > Advanced and choose how pages open and run checks. Selecting a tab or window opens one for each check. Choosing Background… keeps checks behind the scenes, which works well for static webpages.

• Use a Sticky Window to reserve a minimized window for checks so it doesn’t open and close each time.
• If the webpage content is static, change the dynamic parameter to false in the config. If you’re unsure, try changing the config and see if it helps.

To change config:

1. Go to Config window
2. Change "dynamic": true to "dynamic": false.
3. Click Save for Config and Options.