Close on Back

This extension will close your active tab when you hit back on the last history page.

What is Close on Back?

`Close on Back` is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing experience. This extension auto-closes your active tab when you hit the back button on the last page of its history. It's perfect for when you open a tab but want to close it directly without manually doing so. This extension is configured to work ideally with any extra back buttons on your mouse or keyboard shortcuts.

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Extension stats

By: VDO

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Users: 864 ▲ 22

Rating: 4.63 (30)

Version: 0.10 (Last updated: 2020-07-17)

Creation date: 2017-03-23

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

background
webNavigation
tabs
storage
*://*/*

Size: 18.80K

Email: tw*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 33254 ▲ 177

Other rankings

#13571 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 23 #12 in close keyword 16

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Very useful when you open a tab but want to close in directly. This extension will also work with the extra history back buttons you might have on your mouse or with keyboard shortcuts.

User reviews

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Pros

Allows users to close tabs using the back button
Works well with both keyboard and mouse
Useful for navigating through numerous opened tabs
Solves usability issues for some users

Cons

Does not work with Microsoft Edge
May interfere with certain websites or extensions
May cause tabs to hang after opening

Most mentioned

Should be a default setting in web browsers
Does not work with Microsoft Edge
Works well with keyboard and mouse

Recent reviews

This should be a default setting option for future Chrome builds! I tend to open links in new tabs, especially from searches, and wondered if the functionality existed to close those tabs when I use my mouse back button to prevent the need for keyboard usage or the need to narrow in on any one of my numerous opened tabs. Thank you kindly for this essential plugin!