# Close Tab Button

> Close the currently open tab, or if there are no tabs the open window.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `close-the-tab-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Button Guy
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 614
- **Weekly downloads:** 11
- **Rating:** 4.52 / 5 (23 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-10-06
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/close-the-tab-button/)
- **Website:** [https://codefisher.org/forum/](https://codefisher.org/forum/)

## Description

The Close Tab Button Chrome extension allows users to effortlessly close the currently active browser tab or, if no tabs remain, the entire browser window. It streamlines tab management by providing a quick and intuitive button for closing tabs without navigating menus or keyboard shortcuts.

This extension is part of the Toolbar Buttons project and built with the MozButton SDK, ensuring reliable and consistent functionality. It complements a suite of related tab management tools including Reload All Tabs Button, Stop All Button, Tabs List Button, and others, enhancing overall browsing productivity. Users are encouraged to share feature requests via the forums or GitHub for ongoing improvements.

## Rankings

- #4,394 — Overall
- #10 — close
- #68 — tons
- #94 — tab
- #123 — button for google
- #140 — tabellenkalkulation

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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## Review summary

Users find Close Tab Button convenient and reliable, offering quick, fixed-position control to close individual or multiple tabs. It is highly valued and used for years. However, multiple reviews request better icon visibility and customization, such as restoring an X-like icon or offering different icons/colors to improve readability. Overall sentiment is positive with cosmetic/icon improvements as the main area for enhancement.

### Pros

- Very convenient and time-saving; allows closing tabs quickly with a single click and reduces mouse movement.
- Reliable and long-term useful; works as described and is used by many for years.
- Fixed button placement in the toolbar for easy access.
- Highly valued by users; many say they can't imagine life without it.

### Cons

- Icon design changed in newer versions, with the X icon replaced by a less preferred tab icon.
- Requests for better visibility and customization, including alternative colors or different icons to improve readability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/close-the-tab-button)