Best alternatives to Close Tab (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Close Tab, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Close Tab alternatives, compared
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close_tab(s)
Easily close tabs with in-page elements.
≈2K users4.6★ from 74 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago4 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Close Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Tab Close Gold
Tired of unwanted popups? Leftover launcher tabs got you down? Want a simple extension to auto close tabs? Then look no further!
≈9K users4.6★ from 82 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Close Tab
- Updated more recently
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Close Extra New Tabs
A Chrome extension to keep only one new open at all times, closing extra ones.
764 users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 3.9× fewer users than Close Tab
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Auto Close Tab Groups
Automatically closes Chrome tab groups as soon as they are created.
≈3K users5.0★ from 64 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- A similar number of users to Close Tab
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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New Tab
A minimalist replacement for Chrome's New Tab page.
≈30K users3.6★ from 170 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago2 permissions- About 10× more users than Close Tab
- Rated 1.1 stars lower
- Updated more recently
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Clear New Tab
Remove everything from the new tab page while keeping your theme background, or use any image, GIF, or video as a custom wallpaper.
≈40K users4.5★ from 336 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions- About 13× more users than Close Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Pastel New Tab with a clock
Clean & minimal new tab page - a pastel background and a clock
≈7K users3.4★ from 65 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 2.3× more users than Close Tab
- Rated 1.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Minimal New Tab Clock
A simple, ultra-lightweight clock to replace your tab menu.
≈10K users4.5★ from 152 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 3.3× more users than Close Tab
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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New Tab
⚡ A high-performance new tab page that gets you where you need to go faster.
661 users4.7★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Close Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
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Tab+
Bring new tabs to front and in last position, allow to save and restore windows.
721 users4.3★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago4 permissions- About 4.2× fewer users than Close Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
Close Tab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Close Tab?
By users, the most popular alternative is Clear New Tab with ≈40K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is close_tab(s).
Which Close Tab alternative has the best rating?
Auto Close Tab Groups has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 5.0 out of 5 from 64 ratings.
Is there a Close Tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Minimal New Tab Clock asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Close Tab.
How many alternatives to Close Tab are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Close Tab on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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