Focus left tab on close
After closing a tab, activate the next tab to the left
As of May 2026, Focus left tab on close has 130 users and a 2.75/5 rating from 8 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.
Usersup 4.0 percent+4.0%
130
130
Ratingdown 8.3 percent−8.3%
2.75
8 reviews
Reviewsup 33.3 percent+33.3%
8
Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
4 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 125 | 3.00 | 6 | 1.0.0 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 126 | 3.00 | 6 | 1.0.0 |
| May 17, 2026 | 135 | 2.75 | 8 | 1.0.0 |
| May 31, 2026 | 140 | 2.75 | 8 | 1.0.0 |
| Now | 130 | 2.75 | 8 | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabs
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
LeftTab is a minimal Chrome extension that re-focuses the tab immediately to the left whenever you close the currently-active tab.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 6.06KiB
- Min Chrome
- 91
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- ilddggfboocdfifgnpbhoifbcfoolcan
- Developer ID
- u5d34bdc743c8b4dd33d2aded0503956f
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jun 12, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jun 12, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 31, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 31, 2026.