# URL Filter

> Automatically close tabs whose URLs match any user-defined regex patterns

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/url-filter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/url-filter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `url-filter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Lesław
- **Daily users:** 32
- **Weekly downloads:** 49
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (89 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-27
- **First published:** 2025-07-24
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2025-08-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/url-filter/)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## 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 is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/url-filter)