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Version 1.0.4

Alt-Tab for Chrome

Switch between your most recent Chrome tabs instantly using a keyboard shortcut, just like Alt-Tab on Windows or Cmd-Tab on Mac.

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Instantly Toggle Between Tabs

Do you ever find yourself working between two tabs (like a Google Doc and a research article) and getting lost in a sea of 50 open tabs? The UtilMasters Alt-Tab extension fixes this.

It brings the native operating system "Alt-Tab" behavior directly into Google Chrome.

How it Works

The extension runs silently in the background, keeping track of your tab history. When you press the keyboard shortcut, it instantly snaps you back to the tab you were just looking at. Press it again, and you snap back. It makes split-screen work obsolete.

Features

  • Zero UI: It runs entirely in the background. No popups, no clutter.
  • Lightning Fast: Built on Manifest V3, it uses virtually zero memory.
  • Customizable Shortcut: Defaults to Ctrl+Shift+E (or Cmd+Shift+E on Mac), but you can change it in your Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts menu.
  • Handles Closed Tabs: If you close your previous tab, it gracefully falls back to the next most recent one.

Installation & Setup

  1. Click the Install from Chrome Web Store button above.
  2. The default shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+E (Cmd+Shift+E on Mac).
  3. Want to change it to Alt+Q?
    • Go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts in your browser.
    • Find "UtilMasters Alt-Tab" and set your preferred keybind!

What's New

v1.0.4

  • Automated CI/CD: Fully transitioned to automated Chrome Web Store deployments.
  • Privacy Improvements: Removed unused storage permission to ensure zero data footprint.
  • Bug Fix: Handled edge cases where users rapidly close multiple active tabs.