Back To Close
Browser extension that closes the active tab when navigating back on the first history entry
As of June 2026, Back To Close has 10 users and a 2.33/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.
Usersup 25.0 percent+25.0%
10
10
Ratingdown 22.3 percent−22.3%
2.33
3 reviews
Reviewsup 50.0 percent+50.0%
3
Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 19, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | 8 | 3.00 | 2 | 1.0.0 |
| May 4, 2026 | 8 | 3.00 | 2 | 1.0.0 |
| May 13, 2026 | 9 | 3.00 | 2 | 1.0.0 |
| May 25, 2026 | 10 | 3.00 | 2 | 1.0.0 |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 13 | 2.33 | 3 | 1.0.0 |
| Now | 10 | 2.33 | 3 | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagetabsscripting
- Host access
- <all_urls>
Screenshots
About
Back To Close brings Safari's iOS tab closing behavior to Chrome and Firefox. When you open a link in a new tab and hit back on the first page, the tab closes automatically, returning you to the original tab for a seamless browsing experience.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 31.07KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- egkgjgfafahlecmjcnkcmjcaplbljegk
- Developer ID
- u980bad9a7dde3656fb1f70b24659d0a6
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Oct 7, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Oct 7, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 6, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- https://github.com/letuanhai/BackToClose
- Privacy Policy
- https://lth-privacy-policy.pages.dev/
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 6, 2026.