# Close Current Tab Button

> A button for the toolbar to close the active tab in the window. Also has context menu options on the extension icon to open new tabs. (The extension icon color can be changed in the options; great for use with dark themes.)

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `close-current-tab-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** David "Kravimir" S.
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 2.2
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-13
- **First published:** 2024-04-12
- **Size:** 30 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/close-current-tab-button/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Kravimir/firefox-extensions/issues](https://github.com/Kravimir/firefox-extensions/issues)

## Rankings

- #45,624 — Overall
- #163 — close
- #167 — currency
- #182 — torrent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `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-current-tab-button)