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Simple Tab Switcher

by JmQu · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

A Chrome tab switcher which enables a shortcut to switch the current tab to latest one.

Users
335
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
8
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#52K
#43K among extensions
Version
0.2.8
updated 27 May 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
10178347Mar 2024Jul 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 335 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
048Mar 2024Jul 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 8 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Simple Tab Switcher

A FREE and SIMPLE tab switcher which enables a shortcut to switch the current tab to previous one. In addition, an extra shortcut to switch the current tab across different windows is also available. - The default shortcut to switch tabs is [Alt + q] (Option + q) on MacOs. - The default shortcut to switch windows is [Alt + w] (Option + w) on MacOs. *P.S.* You can change the key mapping through the *chrome://extensions/shortcuts*. It is open source at https://github.com/SanCoder-Q/tab-switcher

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+3+0.9%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months−249−42.6%+1−0.24
1 year+55+19.6%+4−0.13

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Simple Tab Switcher appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
simple#64+16

Version history

7 versions recorded
0.2.827 May 2026
0.2.714 Apr 2026
0.2.627 Mar 2024
0.2.526 Mar 2024
0.2.422 Mar 2024
0.2.124 Sep 2022
0.1.214 Mar 2019

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
4 Mar 2019
Size
25 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
jmihjpkeaeknejefhonkbgldenaplegj

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 1
Permissions
storagecommands

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