SimpleUndoClose

A simple popup to undo closed tabs, just that and a bit more.

SimpleUndoClose - Quick and Simple Way to Restore Closed Tabs

SimpleUndoClose is a Chrome extension that has been designed to restore closed tabs in a simplified manner. It’s a basic tool showing a popup list of all tabs that you've closed. Users can effortlessly click on any page they want to restore from the list. The extension, an evolved fork of the Sexy Undo Close Tab extension, also offers keyboard navigation and an option to set the page title instead of the URL as the tooltip. Note that this extension does not restore tabs with their tab history.

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Extension stats

By: https://blandlifedev.blogspot.com

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.42

(441)

Version: 1.3.11 (Last updated: 2020-11-14)

Creation date: 2018-02-13

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
unlimitedStorage
chrome://favicon/

Size: 67.52K

Email: bl*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 1,846 ▲ 42

Other rankings

#232 in Functionality & UI ▲ 1 #94 in restore tabs keyword 16 ▲ 1 #116 in close keyword 16 ▼ 22

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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A fork of the Sexy Undo Close Tab extension, with a simpler and minimal look.

SimpleUndoClose does not restore tabs with their tab history. If restored tabs with tab history is a must, check out SimpleUndoRecents: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simpleundorecents/kaiblbjjcealhldhdnjhpjmckgclnbca

Basic usage:

click the toolbar button, a popup showing closed tabs appear
click on the closed page you want to restore
keyboard navigation supported
to delete a single entry, click the delete button at the lower right corner of the focused blue

Changes and new features from fork:

new option to set the page title instead of URL as the tooltip
some UI rework done to the popup and options page
code reworkings, mainly to facilitate the upgrade to manifest version 2

User reviews

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Pros

Allows users to easily reopen accidentally closed tabs without unnecessary features.
Has been a staple of many users' browser extensions for a long time.
Simple and beautiful design that many find appealing.
Provides a list of closed tabs, which is a feature not available in some similar extensions.

Cons

Tabs are restored in the wrong order, appearing at the far right instead of their original position.
Some webpages that are not fully loaded may be lost and not accessible for recovery.
Recently has had issues with functionality after updates in some browsers.
Stopped working for users after updates or changes in other browsers.

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