What is Close & Clean?
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This extension will add "Close & Clean" button to your browser's toolbar. When you click the button it will close all currently opened tabs and windows and (depending on your settings) will clean Chrome cache, history, cookies or other browsing data.
You can set it to close everything, to keep the current tab open, to close or keep alive pinned tabs. There are some other settings too: you may set it to ask for confirmation when you click the Close & Clean button, or to open fresh new tab when the cleanup is finished (all settings are accessible from the "Options" page).
By default it will clear only the cache. To clean other types of browsing data -- go to the "Options" page and manually select what to be cleaned on close.
You can set the extension to:
- Empty the cache
- Clear app cache
- Remove cookies
- Delete download history
- Clear file systems
- Delete saved (autofill) form data
- Clear browsing history
- Remove indexed data
User reviews
- Simple and effective functionality for closing tabs and maintaining pinned tabs
- Time-saving features appreciated by users
- Useful for managing tab behavior in Chrome
- Does not overwhelm users with unnecessary notifications
- Frequent updates reset user settings to default
- Lacks an automatic cleanup option on exit
- Icons are considered gaudy by some users
- Behavior on multiple monitors is not as effective as competitors like Firefox
- Requests for a new tab option after closing tabs
- Concerns about settings being reset during updates
- Comparisons to other extensions, particularly Click&Clean and Firefox alternatives
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Close & Clean requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Close & Clean has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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