Hide Tab

Hide your browser tabs.
What is Hide Tab?
"Hide Tab" is a Chrome extension that enables users to hide their browser tabs quickly and effortlessly. This is especially beneficial for those who value their browsing privacy. Operating Hide Tab is simple: click the icon button or use the keyboard shortcut Alt + q (for Mac users: option + q) to trigger the hide function. Note that the extension starts working after restarting the browser post-installation.

Extension stats

Users: 860 ▲ 17
Rating: 4.60 (5)
Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2020-06-11)
Creation date: 2020-06-11
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 16.31K

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Extension summary

Restarting the browser after installation takes effect.

One click hides the browser tabs you're visiting, which is useful when you don't want people to see your tabs. Click the icon button or Alt + q (Mac: option + q) to implement tagging and hiding.

User reviews

that is what I needed. But can you support a way to change the hotkey?
by hu b, 2023-04-26

Anyone knows an extension that can do the same with videos? I want to hide videos, podcasts to concentrate on audio.
by Pietro Accorsi, 2023-03-12

still shows url bar
by Josiah (freesmart), 2022-12-29
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hide Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Hide Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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