Recent Tabs

Cycle through your most recently used tabs (MRU) like Alt+Tab, but, with the shortcut keys Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+`(~) or assign your own!

What is Recent Tabs?

Recent Tabs is a Chrome extension designed to enhance user efficiency by providing a shortcut to quickly alternate between the most recently used tabs. Just like the Alt+Tab function in Windows, Recent Tabs uses the Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Q, or Ctrl+` keys, or any custom shortcut key of your choice. Now, browser tab navigation is just as easy as switching windows on your PC.

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By: https://jasonsavard.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 3.51 (341) ▼ 1 ratings

Version: 3.6.1 (Last updated: 2024-06-06)

Creation date: 2018-02-21

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
scripting

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 38.22K

Email: su*****@jasonsavard.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 5935 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#1441 in Tools ▲ 3 #49 in restore tabs keyword 16 #73 in browser tab keyword 52 ▼ 1 #186 in tab keyword 77 ▲

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Just like using Alt+Tab for Windows except now for your browser tabs. Use Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+`(~) or assign your own shortcut key for swapping back and forth between your last viewed tabs.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Simple and effective
Immediate support from developer
Customizable shortcuts
Useful for quick tab switching
High praise for its functionality

Cons

Intermittent functionality
Permissions requirement can be confusing
Issues with specific websites
Keyboard shortcuts often do not work as intended
Compatibility issues with certain OS versions

Most mentioned

Doesn't work intermittently
Developer responsive to inquiries
Issues with specific websites like bing.com and google sheets
Keyboard shortcuts not functioning properly
Works great for most users

Recent reviews

Works perfect for me. I'm using only switch between previous tab feature with hotkey(ctrl+space in my case). But it's saves for me a bunch of cognitive load! So simple, so easy! Jason, thank you a lot for idea and implementation. I’m saying this as a developer to a developer. P.S. It doesn't switch from "special pages" like chrome settings, chrome extension store - but it's expected behavior for security reason.