Close on Back
This extension will close your active tab when you hit back on the last history page.
As of June 2026, Close on Back has 1,000 users and a 3.97/5 rating from 36 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.
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36 reviews
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36
Version
3.17
Manifest V3
History
4 snapshotsTracking since Apr 19, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | 755 | 3.97 | 36 | 3.17 |
| May 4, 2026 | 727 | 3.97 | 36 | 3.17 |
| May 13, 2026 | 741 | 3.97 | 36 | 3.17 |
| May 25, 2026 | 708 | 3.97 | 36 | 3.17 |
| Now | 1.0K | 3.97 | 36 | 3.17 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabswebNavigationscriptingstorage
- Host access
- https://*/*
Screenshots
About
Very useful when you open a tab but want to close in directly. This extension will also work with the extra history back buttons you might have on your mouse or with keyboard shortcuts.
Technical
- Version
- 3.17
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 19.28KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- pejmaahmbkcgbilcnckdadngeibiekbd
- Developer ID
- uf34243a8697563fb55962c22242c8d1c
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Dec 14, 2016
- Last Updated (Store)
- Aug 13, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 7, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- https://vdopromotions.nl/plugins/CoB/privacy.html
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 7, 2026.