Auto Close YouTube Tab

by GENZ TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED · Tools

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Automatically closes the YouTube tab when the video finishes. This is for people who open multiple videos in different tabs.

Users

+7 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#89K

#74K among extensions

Version

1.0

updated 26 Dec 2025

Users

monthly, 10 months

Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 87 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 10 months

Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Auto Close YouTube Tab

Automatically Close YouTube Tabs When Videos Finish Do you open multiple YouTube videos in different tabs from the homepage? This lightweight extension helps you keep your browser clean by automatically closing any YouTube tab once its video finishes playing. There are no settings, no tracking, and no data collection — just a simple utility that works quietly in the background. How it works You open a YouTube video in a tab The extension monitors the <video> element only on YouTube When the video reaches the end, the tab closes automatically Helps reduce tab clutter and improves focus Privacy This extension does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It only listens for the video ending event on YouTube and closes that specific tab. Required Permissions None Host permissions: https://www.youtube.com/\ * → Needed to run the script that detects when a YouTube video finishes Nothing else. No extra permissions. A simple, single-purpose extension.