History Monk
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How-to guide

How to reopen a tab you closed

Open Recently closed in the sidebar. The tab you closed last is on top. Click it to open it again.

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Tested in Chrome 155 and History Monk 0.1.4 Free for 7 days No account

Quick steps

Reopen a tab in two steps

  1. Open Recently closed

    It sits right under History in the sidebar.

  2. Find the tab

    The newest is on top. Type a word to filter the list.

  3. Click to reopen

    The page opens again in this tab.

Before you start: add History Monk from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons. The Chrome Web Store version also installs in Edge.

Step 1: Open Recently closed

Open History Monk and click Recently closed in the sidebar, right under History. The tabs you closed on this device are listed newest first, with when you closed each one: just now, 2m ago, or a date for older ones.

History Monk Recently closed view with 8 tabs: Kyoto - Wikipedia just now, Web Development - DEV Community 2m ago, GitHub react 9m ago and more
8 closed tabs, newest first.

Step 2: Find the tab

If it isn’t near the top, type a word from its title or address in the search box. The list keeps only the tabs that match, with the word highlighted.

History Monk Recently closed filtered by wiki, showing Kyoto - Wikipedia and Alan Turing - Wikipedia
wiki leaves two closed tabs.

Step 3: Click it

Click the row and the page opens again in this tab.

Good to know

  • The last 25. The list holds the last 25 tabs and windows your browser remembers on this device.
  • Closed a window? Every tab from it gets its own row, so you can reopen just one.
  • Closed the same page twice? It’s listed once, at the latest time.
  • Older than that? Search your history for it. See how to find a website you forgot the name of.
  • Tabs on your phone or other computer are in Devices. See how to see tabs from your other devices.

FAQ

Questions about reopening tabs

How do I reopen a tab I closed by mistake?

Open History Monk, choose Recently closed in the sidebar and click the tab. The one you closed last is on top.

How many closed tabs can I get back?

The last 25 tabs and windows your browser remembers on this device. For anything older, search your history instead.

I closed a whole window. Can I get one tab back?

Yes. Each tab from a closed window gets its own row in Recently closed, so you can open just the one you need.

Does it work in Firefox?

Yes. Recently closed works in Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

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