Inactive Tab Closer

Review and close inactive tabs. Manual by default. Optional reminder, auto-kill, auto-sort, and duplicate-tab detection.

As of June 2026, Inactive Tab Closer has 5 users in the Productivity category.

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Version
0.5.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 2 version updates.

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since May 5, 2026.

6.085.54.92May 5, 2026Jun 10, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 5, 20260.1.0
May 10, 20260.1.0
May 16, 202650.4.2
May 28, 202650.5.0
Jun 4, 202660.5.0
Now50.5.0

Changelog

  • May 10, 2026
    description
    Inactive Tab Closer helps you reclaim your tab strip without losing anything
      important.                                                                            
                                                                      
      It quietly tracks how long each of your tabs has been sitting in the background. When 
      a tab passes the inactivity threshold you set, it shows up in the popup so you can
      close the ones you don't need — one at a time, or in a batch, with a 5-second undo if 
      you change your mind.                                           
    
      Manual review is always on. Three optional modes layer on top, each an independent    
      toggle:
                                                                                            
      🔔 REMINDER MODE                                                
      A periodic notification telling you how many tabs are sitting idle. No closing happens
       — just a nudge.                                                                      
       
      ⚡ AUTO-KILL MODE                                                                     
      Automatically close tabs past the threshold. Always shows a 60-second undo
      notification before anything is removed.                                              
       
      ↔ AUTO-SORT MODE                                                                      
      Reorder tabs in each window so the most-recently-used are at one end. Pinned tabs and
      tabs in groups are never moved.                                                       
                                                                      
      Pick any combination — or leave them all off and just use the popup.                  
                                                                      
      — ALWAYS EXCLUDES —                                                                   
      • Pinned tabs                                                   
      • Tabs playing audio                                                                  
      • Domains in your whitelist (subdomains matched too)            
                                                                                            
      — RECENTLY CLOSED —                                                                   
      The last 50 tabs you closed via the extension are saved with a one-click restore.     
      Closed something by mistake? It's right there.                                        
                                                                      
      — PRIVACY —                                                                           
      • No accounts, no signups                                       
      • No analytics, no telemetry
      • No <all_urls> permission — the extension never injects scripts or reads page content
      • Everything lives in chrome.storage.local on your device                             
      • Uninstalling deletes all stored data                                                
                                                                                            
      — PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED —                                                             
      • tabs — list, close, and read titles/URLs of your tabs                               
      • storage — save your settings and last-active timestamps                             
      • alarms — schedule periodic inactivity checks (Manifest V3 service workers can't keep
       their own timers)                                                                    
      • notifications — show the reminder and 60-second undo prompts
    Inactive Tab Closer helps you reclaim your tab strip without losing anything
      important.                                                                            
                                                                      
      It quietly tracks how long each of your tabs has been sitting in the background. When 
      a tab passes the inactivity threshold you set, it shows up in the popup so you can
      close the ones you don't need — one at a time, or in a batch, with a 5-second undo if 
      you change your mind.                                           
    
      Manual review is always on. Three optional modes layer on top, each an independent    
      toggle:
                                                                                            
      🔔 REMINDER MODE                                                
      A periodic notification telling you how many tabs are sitting idle. No closing happens
       — just a nudge.                                                                      
       
      ⚡ AUTO-KILL MODE                                                                     
      Automatically close tabs past the threshold. Always shows a 60-second undo
      notification before anything is removed.                                              
       
      ↔ AUTO-SORT MODE                                                                      
      Reorder tabs in each window so the most-recently-used are at one end. Pinned tabs and
      tabs in groups are never moved.                                                       
                                                                      
      Pick any combination — or leave them all off and just use the popup.    
    
      — PRIVACY —                                                                           
      • No accounts, no signups                                       
      • No analytics, no telemetry
      • No <all_urls> permission — the extension never injects scripts or reads page content
      • Everything lives in chrome.storage.local on your device                             
      • Uninstalling deletes all stored data                      
                                                                      
      — ALWAYS EXCLUDES —                                                                   
      • Pinned tabs                                                   
      • Tabs playing audio                                                                  
      • Domains in your whitelist (subdomains matched too)            
                                                                                            
      — RECENTLY CLOSED —                                                                   
      The last 50 tabs you closed via the extension are saved with a one-click restore.     
      Closed something by mistake? It's right there.                                        
                                                                                                             
                                                                                            
      — PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED —                                                             
      • tabs — list, close, and read titles/URLs of your tabs                               
      • storage — save your settings and last-active timestamps                             
      • alarms — schedule periodic inactivity checks                   
      • notifications — show the reminder and 60-second undo prompts
  • May 10, 2026
    short_description
    Review and close inactive tabs. Manual by default. Optional reminder, auto-kill, and auto-sort modes.
    Review and close inactive tabs. Manual by default. Optional reminder, auto-kill, auto-sort, and duplicate-tab detection.

Permissions & access

Permissions
tabsstoragealarmsnotifications
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Inactive Tab Closer screenshot 1

About

Inactive Tab Closer helps you reclaim your tab strip without losing anything
  important.                                                                            
                                                                  
  It quietly tracks how long each of your tabs has been sitting in the background. When 
  a tab passes the inactivity threshold you set, it shows up in the popup so you can
  close the ones you don't need — one at a time, or in a batch, with a 5-second undo if 
  you change your mind.                                           

  Manual review is always on. Three optional modes layer on top, each an independent    
  toggle:
                                                                                        
  🔔 REMINDER MODE                                                
  A periodic notification telling you how many tabs are sitting idle. No closing happens
   — just a nudge.                                                                      
   
  ⚡ AUTO-KILL MODE                                                                     
  Automatically close tabs past the threshold. Always shows a 60-second undo
  notification before anything is removed.                                              
   
  ↔ AUTO-SORT MODE                                                                      
  Reorder tabs in each window so the most-recently-used are at one end. Pinned tabs and
  tabs in groups are never moved.                                                       
                                                                  
  Pick any combination — or leave them all off and just use the popup.    

  — PRIVACY —                                                                           
  • No accounts, no signups                                       
  • No analytics, no telemetry
  • No <all_urls> permission — the extension never injects scripts or reads page content
  • Everything lives in chrome.storage.local on your device                             
  • Uninstalling deletes all stored data                      
                                                                  
  — ALWAYS EXCLUDES —                                                                   
  • Pinned tabs                                                   
  • Tabs playing audio                                                                  
  • Domains in your whitelist (subdomains matched too)            
                                                                                        
  — RECENTLY CLOSED —                                                                   
  The last 50 tabs you closed via the extension are saved with a one-click restore.     
  Closed something by mistake? It's right there.                                        
                                                                                                         
                                                                                        
  — PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED —                                                             
  • tabs — list, close, and read titles/URLs of your tabs                               
  • storage — save your settings and last-active timestamps                             
  • alarms — schedule periodic inactivity checks                   
  • notifications — show the reminder and 60-second undo prompts

Technical

Version
0.5.0
Manifest
V3
Size
29.39KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u6bb3179cacda70fb31028268bb382fab
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 4, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 11, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 10, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 10, 2026.