Double Middle-Click Close Tab

Double click mouse middle button to close current tab.

What is Double Middle-Click Close Tab?

Double Middle-Click Close Tab is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily close the current tab by double-clicking the mouse middle button. It provides a customizable click time interval and works on most sites, except for restricted pages such as Chrome:// URLs and the Chrome Web Store.

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By: Shawn Cheng

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Users: 67 ▼ -5

Rating: 5.00 (3)

Version: 1.0.3 (Last updated: 2022-04-19)

Creation date: 2022-04-19

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

scripting
storage

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 10.36K

Email: ch*****@gmail.com

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 71281 ▼ 1633

Other rankings

#30005 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 213 #70 in close keyword 14 ▲ 7

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Double Middle-Click Close Tab (v1.0.3)

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Summary

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Double click mouse middle button to close current tab.

Click time interval can be set within option page.

Known bugs:

Need to refresh site or restart Chrome before it'll work.
Doesn't work on Chrome:// URLs or the Chrome Web Store, restricted by Chrome for security reasons.
May not work in Windows due to the default AutoScroll function.

User reviews

This extension works as described and is very useful. It actually works better than "double left click to close" as using the center button (scroll wheels' click) prevents accidental tab closure. The happy giraffe approves ➡️🦒

Matthew Smith, 2024-04-14

Exactly what I imagined, works well, recommended 👍👍

Bharat Kulkarni, 2024-01-20

Must have for mousepad users , simple and just what I am looking for

Sohail Malik, 2023-08-28

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Safety

Risk impact

Double Middle-Click Close Tab may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.