What does Hide Tabs do?

Hide Tabs focuses on managing browser tabs that need to be temporarily hidden from view. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who should use Hide Tabs?

Hide Tabs is a consumer product built for firefox users who need to hide and restore browser tabs.

Yes — Hide Tabs is free to use.

What platforms does Hide Tabs run on?

Hide Tabs runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Is Hide Tabs still maintained?

Unverified. Hide Tabs has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Hide Tabs?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Restore Tabs, Tab Hoarder Helper, and All Tabs Helper.

Who develops Hide Tabs?

Hide Tabs is developed by Afnan Khan.

When did Hide Tabs launch?

Hide Tabs first shipped in 2018.

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Hide Tabs

Name: Hide Tabs
Author: Afnan Khan

mozilla.orgBrowser DevTools & extensions

Hide Tabs is a Firefox browser extension that lets users hide and unhide open tabs. It requires enabling Firefox's tab-hiding preference in about:config and requests permissions to access and show browser tabs.

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Overview

4 features

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, Hide Tabs takes a focused approach. It focuses on managing browser tabs that need to be temporarily hidden from view. Hide Tabs is a consumer product aimed at firefox users who need to hide and restore browser tabs. Hide Tabs costs nothing to use. It ships for the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Behind Hide Tabs is Afnan Khan, and it first shipped in 2018. Key capabilities include hide tabs, unhide tabs, and tab access. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Hide tabs
Unhide tabs
Tab access
Firefox integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed8 Sept · 20:08 UTC
Hide Tabs verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Hide Tabs

What does Hide Tabs do?: Hide Tabs focuses on managing browser tabs that need to be temporarily hidden from view. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use Hide Tabs?: Hide Tabs is a consumer product built for firefox users who need to hide and restore browser tabs.
Is Hide Tabs free?: Yes — Hide Tabs is free to use.
What platforms does Hide Tabs run on?: Hide Tabs runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Is Hide Tabs still maintained?: Unverified. Hide Tabs has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Hide Tabs?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Restore Tabs, Tab Hoarder Helper, and All Tabs Helper.Restore Tabs Tab Hoarder Helper All Tabs Helper
Who develops Hide Tabs?: Hide Tabs is developed by Afnan Khan.
When did Hide Tabs launch?: Hide Tabs first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
First seen: 8 Sept 2026
Built for: Firefox users who need to hide and restore browser tabs
Model: B2C
Solves: Managing browser tabs that need to be temporarily hidden from view.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: hide-tab

Developer

Afnan Khan

Index record

Indexed: 8 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 8 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: hide-tabs-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 8 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 8 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-tab

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