# Clear Active Tabs

> Closes non-pinned tabs with keybind support and smart focus management

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/clear-active-tabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/clear-active-tabs)

## Overview

- **ID:** `clear-active-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** JJ21112
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.9
- **Last updated:** 2025-01-30
- **First published:** 2025-01-23
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clear-active-tabs/)

## Description

Usage:
- Pin the extension to your toolbar, then using customize toolbar to move it wherever you would like 
- To edit the key-bind go to Manage Extensions > Gear Icon > Manage Extension Shortcuts
- To edit the main/check icons you can upload your own image by going to Manage Extension > Options

Features:
- Clears all active tabs on button press or shortcut in your focused workspace (customizable)
- Doesn't clear pinned/essential tabs (obviously)
- If you are on a pinned tab when you press the button or shortcut it keeps you there // if you are on an active tab it keeps you on that active tab and doesn't clear it

**Known bugs** -- I am not adding support to delete tab groups until it become an official feature for Zen Browser 

**To do** -- Add a feature where for 5 seconds after the button/shortcut press you can press it to restore the tabs it just deleted

## Rankings

- #110,561 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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/clear-active-tabs)