# Previous Tab Switch

> Quickly switch between previous and current tab

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/previous-tab-switch](https://chrome-stats.com/d/previous-tab-switch)

## Overview

- **ID:** `previous-tab-switch`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ascae
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 53
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-29
- **First published:** 2025-03-26
- **Size:** 136 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/previous-tab-switch/)

## Description

This extension allows you to easily and quickly switch between the previous tab you clicked on and your current tab.

To use it simply hit CTRL+Q, on macOs you can use CTRL+Q.

## Rankings

- #15,618 — Overall
- #31 — switch
- #138 — preview
- #201 — pitch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/previous-tab-switch)