# Close discarded tabs

> Adds a button to the toolbar that closes discarded tabs when clicked

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `close-discarded-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ScriptSmith
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-26
- **First published:** 2020-02-21
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/close-discarded-tabs/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/scriptsmith/cdt](https://github.com/scriptsmith/cdt)

## Description

"Close discarded tabs" is a Firefox add-on that adds a button to the toolbar allowing you to easily close all discarded tabs in the current window.

## Rankings

- #46,206 — Overall
- #146 — close

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/close-discarded-tabs)