# Close Active Tab button

> Adds browser action icon to toolbar to close current tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/close-active-tab-button](https://chrome-stats.com/d/close-active-tab-button)

## Overview

- **ID:** `close-active-tab-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ashurtech
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-05
- **First published:** 2024-05-04
- **Size:** 19 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/close-active-tab-button/)

## Description

If you are using a vertical tabs add-on like Sidebery and have hidden the horizontal toolbar with userChrome.css a button to close the current tab may be useful.

## Rankings

- #49,790 — Overall
- #151 — close

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
- 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/close-active-tab-button)