# Select After Closing Current

> Configure which tab to select after closing the current tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/select-after-closing-current](https://chrome-stats.com/d/select-after-closing-current)

## Overview

- **ID:** `select-after-closing-current`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** jingyu9575
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 3,159
- **Weekly downloads:** 24
- **Rating:** 4.66 / 5 (161 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.3
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-22
- **First published:** 2017-08-14
- **Size:** 37 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/select-after-closing-current/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jingyu9575/select-after-closing-current/issues](https://github.com/jingyu9575/select-after-closing-current/issues)

## Description

Select After Closing Current is a Firefox extension that customizes which tab is selected after you close the current one. By default, Firefox focuses on the tab to the right, but this addon lets you prioritize options like last accessed tab, parent tab, unread tabs, or siblings. Especially useful with Firefox 57+ and compatible with various tab grouping extensions, it improves navigation and browsing workflow.

Users can reorder preferences in the extension's settings to fine-tune this behavior. Updates have fixed previous issues like flashing tabs and compatibility problems. Enhance your tab management with this flexible and user-friendly tool that adapts to your browsing habits.

## Rankings

- #1,613 — Overall
- #128 — Tabs
- #258 — Appearance
- #22 — configure
- #28 — selection
- #31 — currency

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## 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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## Review summary

Reviewers broadly praise the add-on for restoring expected Firefox behavior, improving tab management after closing the current tab, and offering reliable, daily-use performance. The ability to tailor which tab opens next (left/right/parent/last) through Position/Relation and Preferences is a recurring strength, though a few note a learning curve when configuring options and occasional conflicts with other extensions. Overall, it is seen as a valuable, well-functioning tool for power users seeking efficient tab control.

### Pros

- Restores a Firefox behavior by default and adds the needed feature, addressing a long-standing gap.
- Flexible after-close tab selection: automatically focuses the next tab (left/right/parent/last) with configurable Position/Relation options.
- Reliable and useful for daily use; reviewers report no problems and that it "does what it says."
- Offers customization via Preferences and Position/Relation to fit different workflows, appealing to power users who manage tabs extensively.

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