# Smart Tab Close

> Switches to the previously active tab when a tab is closed.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `smart-tab-close`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Plattendoktor
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-12
- **First published:** 2026-05-09
- **Size:** 37 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/smart-tab-close/)

## Description

Smart Tab Close keeps a small local history of recently active tabs per Firefox window. When you close the current tab, the add-on activates the tab you used immediately before it.

The add-on runs entirely locally in Firefox. It does not read page content, modify websites, call external servers, or collect personal data.

## Rankings

- #95,417 — Overall
- #230 — smart tool

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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/smart-tab-close)