Recent Tabs
Cycle through your most recently used tabs (MRU) like Alt+Tab, but, with the shortcut keys Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+`(~) or assign your own!
As of June 2026, Recent Tabs has 20,000 users and a 3.61/5 rating from 381 reviews in the Productivity category.
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Version
5.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 2 version updates.
History
4 snapshotsTracking since Apr 18, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | 20.0K | 3.60 | 377 | 4.3 |
| May 11, 2026 | 20.0K | 3.61 | 378 | 4.4 |
| May 14, 2026 | 20.0K | 3.61 | 379 | 4.4 |
| May 23, 2026 | 20.0K | 3.62 | 380 | 4.4 |
| Now | 20.0K | 3.61 | 381 | 5.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagescripting
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Just like using Alt+Tab for Windows except now for your browser tabs. Use Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+`(~) or assign your own shortcut key for swapping back and forth between your last viewed tabs.
Technical
- Version
- 5.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 137KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 6
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- ocllfmhjhfmogablefmibmjcodggknml
- Developer ID
- u10d245b99b25a4e6fb7f657226bf679d
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 20, 2010
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 21, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 23, 2026
- Website
- jasonsavard.com
- Support URL
- https://jasonsavard.com/wiki/Recent_Tabs
- Privacy Policy
- https://jasonsavard.com/wiki/Permissions_and_privacy
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