# Focus left tab on close

> When the current tab is closed, focus the tab on the left.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/focus-left-tab-on-close](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focus-left-tab-on-close)

## Overview

- **ID:** `focus-left-tab-on-close`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yuri Khan
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.4
- **Last updated:** 2019-07-18
- **First published:** 2017-12-09
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/focus-left-tab-on-close/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/yurikhan/focus-on-close/issues](https://github.com/yurikhan/focus-on-close/issues)

## Description

Focus left tab on close is a Firefox add-on that automatically shifts the focus to the tab on the left when the current tab is closed.

## Rankings

- #41,822 — Overall
- #95 — focus
- #139 — close

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

## 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focus-left-tab-on-close)