"Close Duplicate Tabs" is a Chrome extension that helps you manage your browser tabs by automatically closing duplicate tabs. The extension treats URLs that only differ by the fragment (the part after the #
symbol) as the same.
- Automatically closes duplicate tabs.
- Treats URLs with different fragments as duplicates.
- Lightweight and easy to use.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/cskevint/close-duplicate-tabs.git
- Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/
. - Enable "Developer mode" by toggling the switch in the top right corner.
- Click on "Load unpacked" and select the cloned repository folder.
Once installed, the extension will automatically close any duplicate tabs that you open when you click the extension button in the toolbar. You don't need to do anything manually.
This Chrome extension has no options to configure.
Below is a screenshot showing the extension in action:
Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
Developed by Kevin Trotter. You can find more of my work on GitHub.