# Close Active Tab

> Close the Active Tab in the Current Window unless it is Pinned.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `close-active-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ted
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-04
- **First published:** 2023-09-03
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/close-active-tab/)

## Description

Adds a convenient fixed way to close the active tab.

## Rankings

- #123,421 — Overall
- #206 — close

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- 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)