Previous Tab
Switch back to the previously active tab using the keyboard.
Switch to the previously active tab (last tab) by pressing Ctrl+Q, or clicking the Previous Tab icon.
You can change the keyboard shortcut by visiting chrome://extensions/shortcuts .
Chrome does not allow any extensions to use Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+` as keyboard shortcuts.
The supported keys are Alt, Ctrl, Cmd along with:
A-Z, 0-9, Comma, Period, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown, Space, Insert, Delete, Arrow keys (Up, Down, Left, Right) and the Media Keys (MediaNextTrack, MediaPlayPause, MediaPrevTrack, MediaStop).
Donations are appreciated at donate.previoustab.com
Latest reviews
Extremely helpful. It is so sad that for simple basic functions with enormous potential for making workflows easier are not implemented natively. Still sorrow for losing TabMixPlus in Firefox.
SO thankful that this exists!
god bless you! on a mac, using steermouse, and redefined shortcut = perfection- hint: bind to the middle mouse wheel button if your mouse has one!
it was a great minimum viable extension - just did one thing and did it well. stopped working recently on arc browser (chromium based).
It is amazing , but recently it has stopped working , please fix it
One of my favourites. I always install this whenever I set up a Google Profile in a new machine.
Good extension - would be perfect if you allowed Ctrl + Tab
been looking for this exact function
Such a little thing but so much useful!
Thanks for making it free.
PERFECT!!!
Thank you so much for making this. As a long time Firefox user, the lack of this feature always kept me away from Chrome. It blows my mind Chrome has not added this functionality.
Works great! <3
Convenient and simple to switch to previous visited tab.
Simple and works.
Amazing!! thank you!!
Simply just perfect
I've wanted this feature for a long time ... this is a simple and perfect solution!
So simple and so indispensable. I use it ALL the time, especially filling out a form and looking up the info in another tab. I had to create another Chrome user which no longer had this extension and then I realized how much I need it.
One of the things that divides browsing experience into before and after.
GOAT of tab plugins, huge timesaver.
Amazing extension that should be a default feature. It is fantastic when looking things up, or inputting data.
I have been loving this extension, but recently it has stopped working for me
I've been using this for years. Time to say, thank you! :)
Thank you!
Works great. But sometimes when I press cmd + A, it also switches to previous tab for some reason. Any ideas how to fix it?
$CAM!! Does NOTHING = not even a configuration window =P
It works perfectly! I recall using a similar extension with the same functionality before it broke. I had also set Ctrl + Q as a shortcut.
Doesn't seem to work at all in Kiwi Browser for Android. No affect whatsover.
Works perfect!
Good job, but chrome recently released the tab group. The current tab switching does not support tab switching within a group.
Awesome! I have been looking for something like this for years.
Not working with "saved group tabs" feature. Otherwise great utility extension
Not working on the new update of grouped tabs with save groups active.
Totally love this extension and simply can't work without it. Found an issue with recent Chrome Updates. Stops working when using Google Chrome Tab Groups that are saved. If I don't save the tab group I can Previous Tab per my keyboard shortcut, however the second I turn on Save Tab Group it stops working.
Thanks , your are smarter then google chrome devs
perfect for my worklow. easy toggle between 2 tabs
Works as expected, fast, easy, just like a setting was switched in chrome. Bob Dylan reviewed saying, "It seems it no longer switches between tabs if they're in different tab groups." I just tested and it does switch between tab groups, and between one tab group and a tab outside of a group. Since they said it "stopped working" I can't say for sure it'll stay but for me, at least so far, it works perfectly! Suggestion: It would be great if there were a function where we could press another button to switch to the third-last-used tab and the ones before it, possibly using the 3 button then 4 button and so on, or just one to keep switching backwards in history.
A needed function. Works just as expected. Thank you to the developers for making this.
This used to work great, but it stopped working. It seems it no longer switches between tabs if they're in different tab groups. Anyone else finding that?
Couldn't use Chrome (or Edge) without this. Does one thing, does it well.
Couldn't use Chrome (or Edge) without this. Does one thing, does it well.
Super simple but we can't change the shortcut, if the users prefer with CTRL + TAB? It is default for Firefox and other browser as opera.
Super simple but we can't change the shortcut, if the users prefer with CTRL + TAB? It is default for Firefox and other browser as opera.
Very Good.
Very Good.
This is very useful extension but unfortunately doesn't work when you have two separate Chrome windows... Seems like it works within one instance of Chrome and doesn't remember the "previous" tab in the other browser instance... I hope this can be fixed.
This is very useful extension but unfortunately doesn't work when you have two separate Chrome windows... Seems like it works within one instance of Chrome and doesn't remember the "previous" tab in the other browser instance... I hope this can be fixed.
No permissions, free. Thank you!
No permissions, free. Thank you!