ReTabber - Tab Switch for Chrome

Tracking since Apr 19, 2026.

Changelog

• May 25, 2026
  description

  Besides jumping between tabs, with ReTabber you can also cycle through your tab history (or go backwards), and make Close Tab jump to the most recent tab (toggleable).
  
  All shortcuts are customizable via Chrome’s extension settings. Tweak them to match your workflow and never waste time hunting for a closed tab again!
  
  ReTabber is designed to be simple and lightweight — it uses minimal memory and stays out of your way. That sounds obvious, but we found other tab switchers either broke on newer Chrome versions or crashed multiple times a day. After getting nowhere with their developers, we built ReTabber ourselves — and we love using it every day.
  
  A Note on Pro
  ReTabber occasionally shows a small reminder dialog about upgrading to Pro. This helps support development and unlocks uninterrupted experience.

  ReTabber brings Cmd+Tab–style tab switching to Chrome.
  
  Tap Alt+E (Option+E on macOS) to instantly flip between your two most recent tabs. Hold it to summon a Cmd+Tab-style visual picker for cycling through your tab history — release to land on the highlighted tab. Hold Shift while cycling to walk the picker backwards. Prefer arrow keys? ← and → step through it the same way. Prefer the mouse? Click any card to jump straight to that tab.
  
  Besides switching tabs, ReTabber also makes Close Tab jump back to your most recently active tab (toggleable in settings) and keeps a separate MRU history per window — so cycling never leaks tabs between Chrome windows.
  
  The shortcut is fully customizable via Chrome's extension settings (chrome://extensions/shortcuts). Tweak it to match your workflow and never waste time hunting for a closed tab again!
  
  ReTabber is designed to be simple and lightweight — minimal memory, stays out of your way. That sounds obvious, but we found other tab switchers either broke on newer Chrome versions or crashed multiple times a day. After getting nowhere with their developers, we built ReTabber ourselves — and we love using it every day.
  
  A Note on Pro
  ReTabber occasionally shows a small reminder dialog about upgrading to Pro. This helps support development and unlocks uninterrupted experience.

• May 25, 2026
  short_description

  Option+E to jump between tabs.
  Option+G to cycle thru tabs history.
  Option+Shift+G to go backwards.

  Option+E — tap to hop between recent tabs, hold to cycle through history. Hold Shift to reverse.

• May 25, 2026
  name

  ReTabber

  ReTabber - Tab Switch for Chrome

• May 25, 2026
  permissions

  commands, tabs, storage, notifications

  commands, tabs, storage, notifications, scripting, activeTab, favicon

Permissions & access

Permissions

commandstabsstoragenotificationsscriptingactiveTabfavicon

Host access

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