Private Tabs

Name: Private Tabs
Rating: 4.7857 (14 reviews)
Author: typeling1578

Fed up with private windows? How about private tabs? When all private tabs are closed or the browser is restarted, all browsing data in private tabs is deleted.

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Features & Capabilities

Private Tabs is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing privacy by enabling private browsing within individual tabs. Unlike traditional private windows, this extension allows you to open private tabs alongside your regular tabs seamlessly. All browsing data from these private tabs, such as history and cookies, are automatically deleted once you close all private tabs or restart your browser, ensuring your privacy is maintained without extra effort.

With Private Tabs, enjoy the convenience of multitasking with both private and regular tabs simultaneously, without the clutter of separate private windows. This approach streamlines your browsing experience while keeping your private sessions secure and confidential.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Privacy & Security

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Version:

1.3.2 Last updated: 2024-03-19

Version code:

5707967

Creation date:

2022-09-30

Risk:

Permissions:

contextualIdentities
cookies
menus
storage
tabs
webNavigation
history

Size:

40.53KB

URLs:

Website

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 4,037 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#72 in privacy keyword 53 #92 in new tabs keyword 42 #218 in date keyword 13 ▲ 2#220 in delete keyword 18 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

typeling1578

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/private-tabs/

Website:

https://github.com/typeling1578/Private-Tabs-for-Addon/issues

Permission Change History

2022-10-03: Version 1.0 → 1.1.0

Add Permissions: webNavigation history

User Reviews

Users appreciate that Private Tabs allows opening private tabs within the same window, aiding privacy and working around ad-block restrictions, simplifying tasks on sites like YouTube and AliExpress. However, multiple reviews note that the private tab option is hard to access as it is buried beneath other containers, lacks keyboard shortcuts for quick access, and does not support automatic domain-based private tab opening. Overall, the add-on is considered effective and powerful but could benefit from improved accessibility and customization features.

Pros

Effectively allows opening tabs in private mode within the same window, enhancing privacy and convenience.
Helps bypass ad-blocker restrictions on sites like YouTube when used with enabled ad-blockers in private tabs.
Simplifies processes like searching on websites (e.g., AliExpress) within a single window without opening new private windows.
Works reliably and fulfills its intended function of managing private tabs within Firefox.
Users find it powerful and excellent as per their experience.

Cons

The private tab option is difficult to access as it is buried under multiple container options, reducing usability.
Lacks a keyboard shortcut feature to quickly open private tabs, which would improve efficiency.
Does not support automatic opening of specific domains or URLs in private tabs, which some users desire for seamless usage.

Recent reviews

by 0x*****, 2025-11-08

by Fi*****, 2024-11-04

great extension,

by 一缕*****, 2024-10-21

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Is Private Tabs Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Private Tabs requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Private Tabs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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