# Close Previous Tab

> Defines a keyboard shortcut to quickly close the previously active tab without having to switch back to it.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `close-previous-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** y1n0
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-11
- **First published:** 2025-11-08
- **Size:** 7.99 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/close-previous-tab/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/y1n0/close-previous-tab](https://github.com/y1n0/close-previous-tab)

## Description

Websites unsolicitedly open links in new tabs? no problem, just hit <code>Ctrl+Alt+W</code> (or your preferred shortcut) to close the previous tab.

## Rankings

- #125,427 — Overall
- #220 — 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-previous-tab)