Tab Escape

Escape dead-end tabs: automatically closes tabs when you press back with no history. Smart parent-tab switching, undo support.

WHAT IT DOES When you open a new tab and navigate to a new page, then press the back button in the new tab, nothing happens. PROBLEM SOLVED Tab Escape detects when you press back in a dead-end tab and automatically closes it for you, returning focus to the tab that opened it. This eliminates the "back button does nothing" frustration and keeps your tab bar clean. FEATURES Smart Back Detection: Works with mouse back button, Alt+Left Arrow, and Cmd+[ (Mac) Undo System: Restore accidentally closed tabs from popup or elegant in-page toast notification Customizable Sound Effects: Choose from 4 built-in sounds or upload your own (with volume control) Automatic Theme Support: UI adapts to your OS light/dark mode preference Badge Indicator: Shows when the current tab is a dead-end (optional) Configurable Behavior: Control pinned tabs and last-tab-in-window protection Privacy First: No data collection, all processing happens locally PRIVACY Only tracks navigation locally within the browser session Does NOT send any data to external servers Does NOT collect or persist browsing history beyond the current session Only activates when you press the back button OPEN SOURCE Licensed under GPL-3.0. View source code and report issues on GitHub: https://github.com/coreyfruitman/tab-escape Created by Corey Fruitman Developed with assistance from Claude (Anthropic)