Double Click Close Tab

📦 v1.1.0

💾 10.26KiB

📅 2026-03-16

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Overview

Close the current tab by double-clicking empty space on a web page.

Double Click Close Tab is a lightweight, open-source Chrome extension for users who want a faster way to close tabs without aiming for the tab close button.

Features:
• Double-click empty page space to close the current tab
• Simple on/off toggle from the toolbar popup
• Protection against accidental closes:
- ignores links, buttons, inputs, editable fields, audio/video elements, and other interactive targets
- does not trigger while text is being selected
• Minimal and privacy-friendly:
- no analytics
- no tracking
- no external requests

How it works:
The extension listens for double-clicks on ordinary webpage content. When the click happens on a non-interactive empty area, it requests Chrome to close the current tab.

Open source:
This extension is open source. Source code and project page:
https://github.com/sssstf0rest/Double-Click-Close-Tab

Limitations:
• Does not work on chrome:// pages
• Does not work on the Chrome Web Store
• Does not work on about:blank
• Does not work on the browser tab strip itself
• Tabs that were already open before installation may need to be reloaded once