# Back Closes Tab

> If there is no previous page to go back to when using the back button or Alt+Left, this closes the "empty" tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/back-closes-tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/back-closes-tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `back-closes-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** dblanchard
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-22
- **First published:** 2025-05-19
- **Size:** 8.15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/back-closes-tab/)

## Description

Just as advertised. If you have used control-click to open some links in new tabs, or your image library opens each image in a fresh tab, you will understand why I've created this extension. I use it with my mouse button mapped to the back function.

## Rankings

- #54,431 — Overall
- #161 — close

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/back-closes-tab)