Close Idle Tabs

Automatically closes inactive and unmodified tabs to keep your workspace clean.

Features

• 🔍 Automatic idle detection - Tracks tab activity

• Smart Tab Management - Automatically detects and closes inactive tabs

• Customizable Timeout - Set idle time from 30 seconds to several hours

• Pinned Tab Protection - Never closes pinned tabs

• Visual Feedback - See idle tab count in status bar

##Quick Setup

1.Install the extension 2.The extension starts working automatically 3.Configure settings to match your workflow 4.Check status bar for idle tab count

Commands

Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run:

• Close Idle Tabs: Close Idle Tabs Now - Manually close all idle tabs immediately
• Close Idle Tabs: Show Idle Tabs Stats - View detailed tab statistics

Extension Settings

Configure these in your VS Code settings:

{
  "closeIdleTabs.idleTimeout": 900,
  "closeIdleTabs.checkOnlyUnmodified": true,
  "closeIdleTabs.keepPinnedTabs": true,
  "closeIdleTabs.ignoredFilePatterns": [],
  "closeIdleTabs.closeOnSave": false,
  "closeIdleTabs.enableStatusBar": true
}

Examples

Basic Configuration

Set idle timeout to 10 minutes:

{
  "closeIdleTabs.idleTimeout": 600,
}