Leave the new tab open when detecting a change instead of opening a new tab

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When Distill is looking for changes, it opens a small tab in the top left of Chrome. If it detects any changes, it will:

  1. Close that small tab.
  2. Open a new tab and notify the user.

Now, opening a new tab may take up a few seconds before loading, seconds that matter a lot to me and my work. Is it possible that this small tab stays open so that I can interact with it directly?

Thanks.

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@emporium Thanks for reaching out. At the moment, there’s no native option to keep the original check tab open for direct interaction.

Since you’re already familiar with the “Open Page in New Tab” action under the monitor’s Actions tab (which loads the full page when a change is detected), you might also consider an even smoother alternative:

:white_check_mark: Use a Macro Action after Change Detection
You can set up a macro to run only when a change is found. This allows you to automate opening the page (or performing any follow-up steps like clicking a button) right away — without waiting for a fresh tab to load manually.

Here’s how to configure it:
:link: https://distill.io/docs/web-monitor/macro-to-record-replay-actions/#how-to-use-macro-actions-after-checks