# Hide tabs

> This extension enables you to quickly hide and restore tabs.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/panic-tabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/panic-tabs)

## Overview

- **ID:** `panic-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sergey Musiyenko
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 385
- **Weekly downloads:** 19
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (9 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-09
- **First published:** 2020-02-13
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/panic-tabs/)
- **Website:** [https://sy.mk](https://sy.mk/)

## Description

Hide Tabs makes it fast and simple to hide and restore browser tabs. Click the eye icon on the toolbar to toggle hidden tabs, or right-click any tab to choose: hide this tab only, hide all tabs except this one, or hide all tabs. Hidden tabs can optionally be unloaded to free memory.

The extension supports integration with other extensions (message: HIDE_TABS) and can be configured on its Preferences page. Automatic unloading of hidden tabs is off by default and can be enabled when desired. Hide Tabs is actively developed — please submit issues or feature requests and they’ll be reviewed and addressed.

## Rankings

- #5,811 — Overall
- #73 — new tabs
- #113 — submit

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `tabHide`
- `storage`
- `menus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/panic-tabs)