CLUT: Cycle Last Used Tabs

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Cycle through last used Chrome tabs using keyboard shortcut.

Description from store This extension tries to mimic the ALT+TAB behavior from Windows(or Command+TAB in Mac) to allow to switch between open tabs in a Most Recently Used fashion. It remembers the order in which you switched tabs (made a tab active) and it updates its records so that you can switch to the recently used ones quickly. Note: Sometimes after updating the extension the keyboard shortcut settings get reset. Hence you might want to set the desired keyboard shortcuts again in the keyboard shortcut settings in the Chrome Extensions page. Alternatively, navigate to chrome://extensions/shortcuts from your address bar to change shortcuts. Please rate and comment. The project is made open source in GitHub: https://github.com/harshayburadkar/clut-chrome-extension.git Default Keys*: ALT+W: Quick switch ALT + S: Normal switch ALT + Shift + S: Normal switch (in opposite direction) *Keys can be changed in keyboard shortcut settings on the Chrome extensions page. =Quick switch=: Use for rapid switching to last tab (by pressing once) or to the second to last used tab(by pressing rapidly twice) and so on. =Normal switch=: Use when you want to look for a tab recently used but when you would want to go in a slower pace (needing to glimpse for a bit to see if it is the page you need) Most other extensions meant to accomplish the same thing don’t work well since there are some limitations/difficulties in the Chrome API. This extension uses some basic algorithms and timers of intervals between key presses to get over these problems. That is the reason there is separate keys for quick and slower switches with different timer settings. Features: * Can cycle through ALL open tabs from all Chrome windows in a most recently used order * Extension DOES NOT need access to any of your visited website's data * Can work through tabs across different Chrome windows * Snappy and fast switches FAQ: - Why are there two sets of shortcuts one for quick switch and one for a slower switch. Isn’t it possible to simplify like ALT+TAB behavior ? A: There are some restrictions in Chrome API which makes it difficult to implement this feature in the most natural way. The intention was to make this extension work as close to Alt+Tab in Windows (or Cmd+Tab for Mac). Unfortunately due to these limitations though, this extension relies on time intervals in between your key presses. That is the reason there is a concept of quick switch (faster timer) and a normal switch (slower timer). - Where can I change the shortcut key for switching tabs ? A: To change shortcut, go to the Extensions pane in your Chrome browser. Press the menu icon and find the Keyboard Shortcuts option in the list. You can change keyboard shortcuts of your installed extensions and apps here. Alternatively, you can access and change extension keyboard shortcuts by going to this special address from your browser address bar. chrome://extensions/shortcuts Note: Few shortcuts may be not allowed to be set by Chrome if Chrome itself uses that shortcut or the shortcut is needed for system level operations. Feel free to post feedback, comments and suggestions.

Latest reviews

(2025-05-28) Matt: Thank you for fixing that bug that broke the extension. It's back to working again and this makes life so much easier.
(2025-05-23) Jay Sathiya: IT is working very well
(2025-05-16) Shreya Panengaden: Where good extension does what it says and definitely improves the effeciency!
(2025-04-30) Emmett Gallagher: Great app, use it all the time. To the developers, you are probably aware, but it's causing a switch between windows again (maybe after a period of time)? The patch fixed it, but now it's behaving like that again.
(2025-04-23) Terrence-Monroe: Brannon: Just what the doctor ordered.
(2025-04-23) Marcel Bueno: Very useful!
(2025-03-30) Bar Rozenman: great
(2025-03-27) Nikola Mihajlovic: The last update broke the extension. It works if you want to go back to the last tab right away, but as soon as you do something else for a minute it will go to the last tab of the last open window. Please fix. EDIT: fixed now. Please consider making ctrl+tab and ctrl+shift+tab as default shortcuts. Thank you
(2025-03-26) Gaspard van Koningsveld: Awesome extension that I used for years! Update: Issue is fixed! It now remembers my tab list just like before. Thank you for the quick fix!
(2025-03-25) Louis Yang: Update v2.1: the issue seem fixed! Thanks for the quick fix! Update 2025 March: The app don't cycle through tabs in the Chrome browser anymore, instead it cycles through Chrome app windows... Please fix that!!!!
(2025-03-25) Louis Yang: Update v2.1: the issue seem fixed! Thanks for the quick fix! Update 2025 March: The app don't cycle through tabs in the Chrome browser anymore, instead it cycles through Chrome app windows... Please fix that!!!!
(2025-03-24) Eric Xu: seems like the bug of switching to the second-to-last tab is now fixed! thanks!
(2025-03-24) Mitch Schwartz: You're one of my favorite plugins, this and dark mode are the first 2 I install. Lately I am getting a new tab open when you update, and it's disruptive, since I have this installed on 3 devices X 2-3 profiles. I would love if you just showed a badge in your icon, or at least gave me the option disable this somewhat intrusive popup which I end up seeing 7-8 times.
(2025-03-24) Edward Brown: Was good until a recent update. Tab order now seems random. Edit: This issue has now been fixed, so edited my rating from 2 to 4. Thank you!
(2025-03-23) Maciej Goldsztejn: Same as others, something is wrong as of a recent update....
(2025-03-22) Tapiwa Chikwanda: Was working perfectly on MS Edge with Workspaces, until the last update. Completely broken. Switches to a new window every time I use it. Please release the old version as a separate extension so that we can choose which one to use.
(2025-03-21) Aurelion: As others have said, something is wrong as of a recent update. It behaves differently. It sometimes works but seems inconsistent. I think it has to do with how it switches to other chrome windows instead of sticking to one, and how pressing it repeatedly seems to continues to older tabs (2nd most recent then 3rd then 4th etc.), rather than switching back to the first. Edit: Nvm it's not just the changed functionality. It's definitely broken. Sometimes it goes off on random tabs I haven't opened in ages (I have lots open).
(2025-03-20) Maciej: Worked great until the latest update. Tab order seems random now.
(2025-03-19) Jordan Whelan Clarke: My favourite extension and now it's broke, PLEASE FIX IT
(2025-03-18) Eduardo Augusto: It does the trick
(2025-03-18) Heron Silva: I work with many open tabs all the time and this extension has been a great help. The last update made things a bit weird, but I see the maintainer is working on a fix.
(2025-03-17) Sanchit Kumawat: This is broken in the last update!
(2025-03-17) Ty Smith: I used to love this extension. It worked perfectly fine. Then the recent update ruined it. I work fast paced in multiple tabs, constantly having to copy and paste from tab to tab. Now switching between past tabs will sometimes take me to another opened window. It's now become quicker to use mouse clicks than to use this extension. Please allow a separate option for 2 - 4 tabs. I see some others might need this. I just need a back and forth from just the last tab I visited. And especially take out the option to switch to a different window. Or at the very least make it a feature you can turn on or off. I am constantly taken to a new window of tabs I haven't touched in a while. Meaning I have to click on the tab I want to go to. Defeating the purpose of the extension. Once again, the last version was perfect. This version made me turn it off until it's updated in Chrome.
(2025-03-14) Jeff: The recent update has broken its traditional MRU (it does not operate the same) which means I have ot relearn how to get it to work for me. The change is costing me significant time. I'd like the old behavior back. Option w (on mac) no longer consistently swaps between recent tabs. I cannot understand how the new behavior is good. Searching for a new solution
(2025-03-13) Philipp Dangl (Phipsl): This extension is such a game changer. I love to switch between the last two tabs around. I use it daily in my work as a software engineer and it increases my productivity. Thank you developers for maintaining and developing it further. *;,,;*
(2025-03-13) Miles Mitchell: So awesome this is back. I even PAID for an alternative and then came back to CLUT once I heard it was back. Only one with the quick switch feature to toggle between 2-4 different tabs rather than only 2 like its competitors. Way to go Harshay 👏
(2025-03-13) Jay Gillibrand: Essential for keyboard navigation. I don't like that it switches tabs between windows (it should be a MRU list for the current window only), but it still work better than any alternative I've tried.
(2025-03-13) Nick Way: Used this for years - thank you so much. It seems Chrome is recommending we uninstall it now due to it no longer being supported. Sorry if that is the case but thank you for all the saved keystrokes over the years! ** update - developer has updated so Chrome is happy again - nice one Developer! thank you :) **
(2025-03-13) Igor Yastrebov: the best plugin in this area. With 2.0 one issue identified: it often switch across different chrome windows instead of tabs within one window. That was not the case with prev. version. Please test/fix (professional software dev signed)
(2025-03-13) sumit singh: Thanks a lot for upgrading the extension, I was missing it a lot. Didn't know that the code is open-source also, will check it out and contribute. Github- https://github.com/harshayburadkar/clut-chrome-extension.git
(2025-03-13) Jason Feinsmith: This extension is by far the most used extension I have in my Chrome browser. I recommend it to everyone. When I thought this was going to deprecate, I got really worried. Then I saw it got an update to be compatible with the latest Chrome changes today 3/12/2025. Sweet!! Thank you. This thing is so useful I'm going to ask the developer how I can make a donation. Actions speak louder than words!
(2025-03-11) Alan Earle: The extension I use the most is no longer available!!! BUT: Just click "got it" and turn it back on. Fixed!
(2025-03-11) Pascal Nordgren Timshel: This is an essential extension - please bring it back <3
(2025-03-08) Aliaksei V: Please update so it's not considered abandoned by google store. Thank you so much for this excellent extension.
(2025-03-08) Charbel Segerie: My favorite extension. But it's no longer supported. What happened?
(2025-03-07) Eugeny Gorbachev: Dear Harshay, could you please update your fabulous extension. Chrome Web Store dictate it's rules.
(2025-03-06) Tomáš Bzdušek: Worked absolutely flawlessly until turned off by Chrome Web Store :-/
(2025-03-05) Pablo Andrés Olmos De Aguilera: Sadly, stopped working today. There are various options, but a few asks for weird permissions. This one seemed right: (Previous Tab) https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/previous-tab/bjaniflnlhhofabpoamhnobeonjcjjpl
(2025-03-04) Maksim Savrilov: the best
(2025-03-04) Garfunkel leknufrag: Please open source this so we can at least run locally if Google decides to shut it down
(2025-03-03) Richard Simpson: Despite chrome recommending uninstall, I simply selected "Got it" and then turned the extension back on. If someone finds a similar worthy extension please post. I will do the same. Hopefully the developer will update to follow best practices and keep this awesome extension alive.
(2025-02-01) Javad: Works well but removed one star because it couldn't come up with a way to set ctlr+tab as shortcut. Or at least point users to a work around like below in the descriptions. Anyway a brilliant guy has a solution for that here https://superuser.com/posts/1326712/revisions and life has just got a little easier now
(2025-01-07) Simon Boddy: Absolutely great. Can't live without it. I've been using for a number of years without problems. I kept the default alt-S shortcut. Life's too short.
(2025-01-03) Tom Grabowski: Awesome extension. Please update it so that we can continue using it!
(2024-12-24) Maxim: Worked just right. Toda has stopped working following the latest Chrome update.
(2024-12-22) vishnesuyu: It is working properly. Nice app.
(2024-12-15) IBX digital: I've been using this for a while, it's a bit cumbersome to set the shortcut to be Ctrl+Tab but that's because of the weird and impractical way Chrome is built, not the developer's fault. THANK YOU!
(2024-11-10) Xin Zhang: Super useful for productivity. Can't do without it when you have 100 tabs opened. "This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions." I don't want to lose this great tool.
(2024-11-05) avto megrelishvili: I hope to be able to continue using this essential tool!!! why chrome want to remove this extension??
(2024-10-25) Guilherme Melo: uso demaaaaais. Edição: Por que encerrarão com ela? Como assim? Quero que ela permaneça.

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