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Best alternatives to Close Current Tab Button (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Close Current Tab Button, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Close Current Tab Button today

≈1K users3.5★ from 11 ratingsNo special permissions

Close Current Tab Button alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Close Tabs to the Left

    Adds a button to close all tabs to the left of the current tab.

    ≈8K users4.7★ from 39 ratingsNot updated for 5+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 8.0× more users than Close Current Tab Button
  2. 2

    Tab Close Timer

    Closes the tab after specified time!

    ≈7K users4.5★ from 11 ratings2 permissions
    • About 7.0× more users than Close Current Tab Button
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
  3. 3

    Simple Counter Button

    Adds a counter controlled by a button to your Chrome Toolbar

    ≈30K users4.5★ from 53 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago3 permissions
    • About 30× more users than Close Current Tab Button
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
  4. 4

    Custom Button

    Customize a button.

    ≈3K users4.6★ from 33 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Close Current Tab Button
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
  5. 5

    Close duplicate tab

    Close duplicate tab on current window.

    ≈5K users4.6★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Close Current Tab Button
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
  6. 6

    Close Duplicate Tabs

    Close all duplicate tabs

    ≈20K users4.0★ from 38 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions
    • About 20× more users than Close Current Tab Button
    • Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
  7. 7

    Open New Tab After Current Tab

    Opens new tab after the active tab, instead of last position.

    ≈2K users4.1★ from 37 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Close Current Tab Button
    • Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
  8. 8

    Don't Close Window With Last Tab

    Prevent closing of Google Chrome with the last tab, the least intrusive way.

    ≈40K users3.8★ from 174 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
    • About 40× more users than Close Current Tab Button
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
  9. 9

    AWS VPN Tab Closer

    An extension to detect and close the authentication tab left open by AWS VPN

    ≈1K users4.1★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks agoNo special permissions
    • A similar number of users to Close Current Tab Button
  10. 10

    Download Button

    Quick access to Chrome downloads page with a single click. Adds convenient toolbar button and context menu.

    ≈10K users4.4★ from 507 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago2 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Close Current Tab Button
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)

Close Current Tab Button alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Close Current Tab Button?

By users, the most popular alternative is Don't Close Window With Last Tab with ≈40K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Close Tabs to the Left.

Which Close Current Tab Button alternative has the best rating?

Simple Counter Button has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 53 ratings.

How many alternatives to Close Current Tab Button are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Close Current Tab Button on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.