ctrlw is a developer tools chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 734 active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.00 from 11 rated user, last update is 2335 days ago.
I wrote this extension after the thousandth time I had closed a tab while meaning to delete a word. If you are tired of Chrome hijacking your muscle memory on ^W, this extension is for you! It provides two commands, one which does nothing, and one which closes the current tab. If you map the former to Ctrl-W, and the latter to Alt-W, you will never again mistakenly close a tab! A future version may include the expected Ctrl-W functionality, but don't hold your breath.
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
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Doesn't work. Ctrl+W still closes out the tab...
Works perfectly! In order for it to work you have to select the three bars in the top left. From there you can add your desired shortcuts.
for it to work, go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts, set this extensions "do absolutely nothing!" keybind to Ctrl+W and then it will work.