Compare Chrome extensions: Tab Wrangler vs Auto Close Tab

Stats Tab Wrangler Tab Wrangler Auto Close Tab Auto Close Tab
User count 60,000+ 462
Average rating 4.43 2.00
Rating count 908 4
Last updated 2021-03-02 2018-12-20
Size 285.70K 3.29K
Version 6.9.0 2.0
Short description
Automatically closes inactive tabs and makes it easy to get them back This extension runs in the background and will close any tab opened where the URL begins with ie:http
Full summary

Too many tabs? Do you have a tab addiction? Tab Wrangler closes tabs that haven't been used recently.

See how Tab Wrangler can free your Chrome from tab clutter in our walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtP7pysqHY8

  • Automatically closes idle tabs after designated time
  • Prevent auto-closing from your favorite sites
  • Saves closed tabs, easy to re-open
  • Chrome sync saves settings between computers
  • Doesn't close pinned tabs
  • Lock tabs from closing

But don't worry, auto-closed tabs are stored safe and sound in the Tab Corral. Highly configurable, and totally awesome. It will save your computer and your brain from tab overload.

Tab Wrangler for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tabwrangler/

This extension runs in the background and will open any URL formatted with ie:http in Internet Explorer. In addition the tab that is opened in Chrome will be automatically closed in 3 seconds.

Required is a registry key update for full functionality. Please see the following website for information.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28744149/launch-ie-from-a-link-in-chrome