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!

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Recent Tabs - Switch Between Your Browser Tabs Quickly

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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Extension stats

By: https://jasonsavard.com

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 3.51

(342)

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

# 5,852 ▲ 34

Other rankings

#1496 in Tools ▼ 1 #50 in restore tabs keyword 34 ▲ #73 in browser tab keyword 77 ▲ 2 #147 in tab keyword 42 ▼ 21

Other platforms

Recent App (v2)

4.67

(83) 17,683+

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 to use
Helps reduce cognitive load while switching tabs
Great developer support and responsiveness
Useful for quickly switching between recent tabs

Cons

Intermittent functionality and reliability issues
Not working on specific platforms or configurations
Issues with keyboard shortcuts, especially conflicting with Chrome's default shortcuts
Problems with certain websites like Bing.com and Google Sheets

Most mentioned

Works intermittently
Issues with keyboard shortcuts
Not functioning on certain platforms
Excellent user support from the developer
Simple to use

User 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.