Best alternatives to Tab Close Timer (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tab Close Timer, 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 Timer alternatives, compared
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Auto Tab Timer – Tab Countdown Timer & Auto Close Tabs
Automatically close any tab after a set time using a simple tab countdown timer.
≈1K users4.9★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- About 7.0× fewer users than Tab Close Timer
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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Tab Countdown Timer
A Chromium Extension that allows you to set a timer that counts down and then closes the tab.
≈4K users4.0★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago7 permissions- About 1.8× fewer users than Tab Close Timer
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
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Timer for Google Chrome™
Countdown, alarm clock, stopwatch and Pomodoro timers that keep running even when the tab is closed.
≈60K users3.9★ from 39 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions- About 8.6× more users than Tab Close Timer
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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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- A similar number of users to Tab Close Timer
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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Close Other Tabs+
Close/pin/unpin/group/ungroup multiple tabs at once, filtering them by a window, pin/group state, or URL.
≈5K users4.5★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Tab Close Timer
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Launcher Tab Closer
Close leftover tabs from Teams, Zoom and Global Protect.
≈30K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 4.3× more users than Tab Close Timer
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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New Tab Clock
Replaces the New Tab page with a simple customizable clock.
≈10K users3.9★ from 188 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Tab Close Timer
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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Web Timer
Keep track of how you spend your time on the web.
≈5K users4.0★ from 49 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Tab Close Timer
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Close duplicate tab
Close duplicate tab on current window.
≈6K users4.6★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Tab Close Timer
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Recover Closed Tab
Recover closed tabs with one click! Works in incognito mode. Right-click icon or webpage to show history.
≈10K users4.5★ from 51 ratingsUpdated in the last day4 permissions- A similar number of users to Tab Close Timer
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
Tab Close Timer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Tab Close Timer?
By users, the most popular alternative is Timer for Google Chrome™ with ≈60K users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Auto Tab Timer – Tab Countdown Timer & Auto Close Tabs.
Which Tab Close Timer alternative has the best rating?
Recover Closed Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 51 ratings.
Is there a Tab Close Timer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Close Tabs to the Left asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Tab Close Timer.
How many alternatives to Tab Close Timer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Tab Close Timer 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.