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

**URL:** <https://forums.distill.io/t/leave-the-new-tab-open-when-detecting-a-change-instead-of-opening-a-new-tab/5851>\
**Category:** Help and Support\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/leave-the-new-tab-open-when-detecting-a-change-instead-of-opening-a-new-tab/5851 "2025-12-27T20:38:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![emporium](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@emporium](https://forums.distill.io/u/emporium)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/leave-the-new-tab-open-when-detecting-a-change-instead-of-opening-a-new-tab/5851/1 "2025-12-27T20:38:58Z")

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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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**Author:** ![srijith](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@srijith](https://forums.distill.io/u/srijith)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/leave-the-new-tab-open-when-detecting-a-change-instead-of-opening-a-new-tab/5851/3 "2025-12-29T09:12:35Z")

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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:

✅ **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:  
🔗 [https://distill.io/docs/web-monitor/macro-to-record-replay-actions/#how-to-use-macro-actions-after-checks](https://distill.io/docs/web-monitor/macro-to-record-replay-actions/#how-to-use-macro-actions-after-checks)