Panic Button

This extension allows user to close all opened tabs with a single button click or shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+Y .

Panic Button is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 20,000+ active users The latest version is 2.3, and it was published 8 months ago.

Install from Chrome Web Store
View source code
Total download count: 57 (Only count downloads from Chrome-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Panic Button here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

Upgrade to download older versions
Version Download Size Download count Timestamp
2.3 CRX · ZIP · Source code 8.65K 5 2024-05-14
2.1 Paid users only 25.18K 5 2024-03-26
1.1 Paid users only 13.68K 36 2023-07-31
1.0 Paid users only 13.69K 11 2020-08-11

Install CRX file

An CRX file is the file format used for distributing and installing browser extensions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. These extensions add functionalities and features to the Chrome browser, enhancing user experience by integrating additional tools directly into the browsing interface. Similar to an executable file, a CRX file contains all the components needed for an extension to run, including JavaScript code, images, CSS files, and other resources.

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

  1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
  2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
  3. Download and install the Panic Button CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download Panic Button CRX file
  2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
  3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Drag and drop the downloaded Panic Button CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install Panic Button.

Install ZIP file

  1. Download and unpack the Panic Button ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
  2. In Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions
  3. Enable Developer mode.
  4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
  5. Select the directory of with the unpacked Panic Button ZIP file from step 1. Panic Button is now installed on your browser.

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