# Tab Close on Escape

> Closes the current tab when the Escape key is pressed

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `tab-close-on-escape`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** citzseat
- **Category:** web-development,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-23
- **First published:** 2025-11-20
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-close-on-escape/)

## Description

This extension allows users to close the active firefox tab when esc key is pressed.

## Rankings

- #127,102 — Overall
- #207 — close

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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