Best alternatives to Tab Close Gold (2026)
5 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tab Close Gold, 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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Tab Close Gold alternatives, compared
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Close Tab
Add a tab close action to the page context menu
≈3K users4.7★ from 31 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Tab Close Gold
- Updated less recently
- 2
close_tab(s)
Easily close tabs with in-page elements.
≈2K users4.6★ from 74 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago4 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Tab Close Gold
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 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- About 3.0× fewer users than Tab Close Gold
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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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 4.4× more users than Tab Close Gold
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
- 5
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- A similar number of users to Tab Close Gold
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
Tab Close Gold alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Tab Close Gold?
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.
Which Tab Close Gold 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 Tab Close Gold alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Minimal New Tab Clock asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Tab Close Gold.
How many alternatives to Tab Close Gold are there?
We list 5 close alternatives to Tab Close Gold on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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