# Auto close tabs 2

> Automatically closes tabs whose address matches URL patterns you define.Some tabs just keep coming back. Tell Tab Auto-Closer which web addresses you never want to see, and it closes those tabs the moment they open. Edit your list any time, or switch

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-close-tabs-2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-close-tabs-2)

## Overview

- **ID:** `auto-close-tabs-2`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rahul
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-28
- **First published:** 2026-08-25
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-close-tabs-2/)

## Description

<ul><li>What it does — opens with the everyday annoyance (a server tab that reappears at every startup, a page that reopens itself) rather than the mechanism, so someone who doesn't know what
  "URL pattern" means still gets it</li><li>How to use it — three numbered steps, with the * wildcard explained as "anything can follow" instead of as a pattern syntax</li><li>Things that make it easier to live with — the tester, the pause switch, syncing across devices, and the guard against locking yourself out</li><li>Privacy — no account, no tracking, no internet connection, and the important distinction spelled out simply: it looks at a tab's address, never at what's on the page</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #117,567 — Overall
- #244 — close

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-close-tabs-2)