Popup Tab Switcher
Makes switching between tabs more convenient.
As of May 2026, Popup Tab Switcher has 10,000 users and a 4.44/5 rating from 136 reviews in the Accessibility category.
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136 reviews
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Version
2024.2
Manifest V3
History
1 snapshotsTracking since Apr 30, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 10.0K | 4.44 | 136 | 2024.2 |
| Now | 10.0K | 4.44 | 136 | 2024.2 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabfaviconscriptingstoragetabs
- Host access
- file:///*
Screenshots
About
The extension shows you a popup with last active tabs when you press its shortcut (Alt + Y by default). You cycle through them by holding Alt and pressing Y. By releasing the Alt key you switch to the chosen tab. This is like switching between apps in Windows (Alt + Tab) and in macOS (Cmd + Tab). Also, when you close an active tab, you will be placed to the previously active one. It is more helpful than the default Chrome's behaviour, which activates the nearest tab. You can delegate default switching between tabs by pressing Ctrl + Tab to the extension, see how https://github.com/dvdvdmt/popup-tab-switcher#replace-default-tab-switching-behaviour NOTE: The extension tries to render its popup on the page wherever it is possible, but there are cases where it can't do that: * Chrome's web store pages. The extension doesn't work here. * Special Chrome tabs such as Settings, New tab, History, etc. In this case the extension tries to switch a user from a special tab to a previous tab without showing a popup. * The page has no focus (a user searches on the page, focused on address bar, etc.). In this case the extension shows its popup and starts a timer by the end of which it will switch a user to the selected tab. * Files pages (URL starts with file:///). The extension can't work on such pages without a special permission which you can turn on in Extensions > Popup Tab Switcher (Details) > Allow access to file URLs. Source code on GitHub https://github.com/dvdvdmt/popup-tab-switcher
Technical
- Version
- 2024.2
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 249KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- cehdjppppegalmaffcdffkkpmoflfhkc
- Developer ID
- u9a69b548e30fceca2a8be93209d1cdb8
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jul 10, 2019
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jul 22, 2024
- Last Scraped
- May 29, 2026
- Website
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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