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The wrong tab
A slip on the close button, Ctrl+W or a middle-click on the wrong tab. One click and it's back.
Free extension for Chrome
Reopen a closed tab in one click
Click the toolbar icon and the last tab you closed opens again. Closed a whole window? The same click restores it with its tabs. Click again to reopen closed tabs one by one, newest first. No shortcut to remember.
Works in Chrome and other Chromium browsers on desktop.
At a glance
- What it does
- Reopens the last closed tab or window when you click its toolbar icon or its right-click menu item.
- Who it is for
- Anyone who closes the wrong tab, and people who prefer the mouse to Ctrl+Shift+T.
- Price
- Free. No account, no paid version.
- Data
- Keeps no record of your tabs. No scripts in your pages, no servers, no analytics.
- Works in
- Chrome and other Chromium browsers on desktop. Not Firefox, Safari or mobile browsers.
- Limits
- Reopens the newest entry in Chrome's recently closed list, one per click. It can't pick an older tab from a list or bring back what Chrome no longer remembers.
- Version
- 2.9.0, updated October 23, 2026
Closed it? Click. It's back.
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Add it and pin the icon
One click on the Chrome Web Store, then pin the icon from the puzzle menu so it's always in sight.
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Close a tab
By accident or on purpose. A whole window counts too.
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Click the icon
The tab comes back. Click again for the one before it, or right-click a page and choose “Reopen last closed tab”.
When you need it
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A whole window
Closed a window full of tabs? If it was the last thing you closed, the same click reopens it with all its tabs.
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Nothing left
When there is nothing recent to reopen, a grey 0 shows on the icon for two seconds.
What it does
One-click restore
The icon is the whole interface: no popup, no list, no confirmation.
Tabs and windows
Whatever you closed last comes back, a single tab or a full window.
Step back further
Each extra click reopens the next most recent tab or window, newest first.
Right-click menu
“Reopen last closed tab” in the menu of any page does the same, without reaching for the toolbar.
Empty-list signal
A grey 0 on the icon tells you there is nothing left to reopen.
Nothing in your pages
No scripts run in the sites you open. The extension does nothing until you click.
How Chrome reopens closed tabs, and what this adds
Chrome keeps a list of recently closed tabs and windows. You can reopen the newest one with Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd+Shift+T on a Mac), or find it in the Chrome menu under History → Recently closed. Both work, if you remember them at the moment you need them.
Reopen closed tab in one click uses that same list and puts it on a button in your toolbar. Click, and the newest entry comes back, tab or window; click again to step further back. It keeps no history of its own, so it can't bring back what Chrome has already dropped from the list.
Private by design
No access to your pages
No scripts run in the sites you open, so the extension can't read them.
Chrome's own list
The sessions permission lets it restore Chrome's recently closed tabs and windows. It keeps no copy.
Nothing sent
No servers, no analytics, no account.
Ctrl+Shift+T vs Reopen closed tab in one click
| Ctrl+Shift+T vs Reopen closed tab in one click | Chrome's shortcut and menu | Reopen closed tab in one click |
|---|---|---|
| Reopen the last closed tab | Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd+Shift+T on a Mac) | One click on the toolbar icon |
| Reopen a closed window | The same shortcut | The same click |
| Go further back | Press the shortcut again | Click again |
| With the mouse only | Chrome menu → History → Recently closed | The icon or the right-click menu |
| When nothing is left | Nothing happens | A grey 0 on the icon |
| Price | Built in | Free |
Questions
How do I reopen a closed tab in Chrome?
Press Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd+Shift+T on a Mac), or open the Chrome menu and go to History → Recently closed. With this extension, click its toolbar icon instead.
How do I reopen a closed window with all its tabs?
If the window was the last thing you closed, click the icon: the window comes back with its tabs. If you closed tabs after it, keep clicking until it returns.
Can I reopen several closed tabs?
Yes. Each click reopens the next most recent tab or window, newest first, as far back as Chrome's recently closed list goes.
Can I pick an older tab from a list?
No. It always reopens the newest entry. For a specific older page, use History → Recently closed or your browsing history.
Why does the icon show 0?
Chrome's recently closed list is empty, so there is nothing to reopen. The 0 disappears after two seconds.
I can't see the icon. Where is it?
Click the puzzle icon next to the address bar and pin Reopen closed tab in one click to the toolbar.
Is it free? Does it read my tabs?
It's free. It runs no scripts in your pages and sends nothing anywhere; it only asks Chrome to restore the newest closed tab or window when you click.
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