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One-click restore for accidentally closed tabs.
A Chromium port of the beloved Firefox extension — for Brave, Chrome, Opera, Edge, and any Chromium-based browser.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🖱️ Left-click | Opens a popup with Restore last closed tab and a list of recently closed tabs. |
| 📋 Up to 25 tabs | See and restore from the last 25 closed tabs (configurable). |
| ⚙️ Options | Filter by current window, tab groups, and where the menu appears. |
No account, no sync, no telemetry — just restore your tabs.
Works the same in all Chromium-based browsers. Developer mode must be on so you can load an unpacked extension.
From GitHub (recommended)
- Click the green Code button → Download ZIP.
- Unzip somewhere (e.g.
Downloads/undoclosetab-brave).
Use the folder that contains manifest.json (the repo root).
| Browser | Extensions page | Steps |
|---|---|---|
| Brave | brave://extensions |
1. Turn Developer mode on (top-right). 2. Click Load unpacked. 3. Select the undoclosetab-brave folder. |
| Chrome | chrome://extensions |
Same as above. |
| Opera | opera://extensions |
Same as above. |
| Edge | edge://extensions |
Same as above. |
| Other Chromium | Usually chrome://extensions or check your browser’s settings |
Same as above. |
After loading, the Undo Close Tab icon should appear in the toolbar (you may need to pin it from the puzzle-piece menu).
- Left-click the icon → popup with “Restore last closed tab” and the list.
- Options: Right-click the icon → Options, or open the extension card and click Extension options.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Number of items in menu | How many closed tabs to show (1–25). |
| Only current window | Show only tabs closed in the current window. |
| Restore as group | If tabs were closed within X ms, restore them together. |
| Tab / page context menus | Add “Undo Close Tab” to the tab bar or page right-click menu. |
| Clear list | (Not supported in Chromium — option kept for compatibility.) |
| Browser | Status |
|---|---|
| Brave | ✅ Tested |
| Google Chrome | ✅ Tested |
| Opera | ✅ Compatible |
| Microsoft Edge | ✅ Compatible |
| Vivaldi, Chromium, etc. | ✅ Should work on any Chromium-based browser |
This extension is a Chromium port of the original Firefox add-on. Full credit to:
- @M-Reimer — Manuel Reimer — for the original undoclosetab project and the idea.
- Mozilla Add-ons — where the Firefox extension is published and maintained.
Original repo: github.com/M-Reimer/undoclosetab · Firefox add-on: addons.mozilla.org/.../undoclosetabbutton
Licensed under GPL-3.0 in line with the original project.
GPL-3.0 — same as the original undoclosetab repository.