# Fast Tab Switcher

> Fast Tab Switcher allows you to find and switch to any tab immediately. It is very useful if you have multiple windows and/or lots of tabs opened. Just press Ctrl+Space!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `fast-tab-switcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** A.Volinsky
- **Category:** bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 533
- **Weekly downloads:** 10
- **Rating:** 4.71 / 5 (41 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-22
- **First published:** 2016-02-07
- **Size:** 56 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fast-tab-switcher/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/tapapax/firefox-fts/issues](https://github.com/tapapax/firefox-fts/issues)

## Description

Fast Tab Switcher is a powerful Chrome extension designed to streamline your browsing experience by allowing you to quickly find and switch to any open tab.

With a convenient Ctrl+Space hotkey, it opens a popup displaying all tabs across every browser window. You can filter tabs by typing any part of the title or URL, with results dynamically shown in Most Recently Used (MRU) order. Additionally, you can close tabs directly from the list using Ctrl+Delete (or Cmd+Delete on Mac). This extension is perfect for users juggling multiple windows and a large number of tabs, providing fast, keyboard-oriented navigation for efficiency and productivity.

## Rankings

- #4,796 — Overall
- #155 — Bookmarks
- #15 — kitchen
- #27 — fast vpn
- #34 — fart
- #44 — switch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `sessions`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Easy to use and intuitive for fast tab switching
- Provides a list of all open tabs in a readable format
- Works well with other tab management extensions like TreeStyleTabs
- Great for managing a high number of tabs effectively
- Functions reliably and faster than native Firefox tab methods

### Cons

- Inconsistent text field focus when launching the add-on
- No option to close tabs via an 'X' button
- Some keyboard shortcuts do not work on certain websites
- Font size is too large, making it difficult to view more information
- No recently closed tabs feature available

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fast-tab-switcher)