First of all, thank you for building such a fast and privacy-focused browser. I really enjoy using Brave Browser across my devices.
I would like to request a feature that currently exists on Android but is missing on desktop and iOS versions of Brave.
On Android, when a tab is accidentally closed, there is an easy and immediate way to restore it. However, on PC and iOS, if a tab is closed by mistake, there is no simple, visible “Reopen Closed Tab” option like the one available on Android. This can be frustrating, especially when working with multiple important tabs.
Feature Request:
Please add a clear and accessible “Reopen Closed Tab” option (for example, via a button, snackbar message, or quick undo action) to the desktop and iOS versions of Brave, similar to the Android implementation.
This would:
Prevent loss of important pages due to accidental tab closure
Improve cross-platform consistency
Enhance overall user experience
Thank you for considering this feature request. I appreciate your continuous efforts to improve Brave.
No popup because tons of people complain. Just go to Recent Tabs. On desktop this is through the hamburger menu → history → recent tabs. Or you can just do Ctrl+Shift+T to reopen the last closed tab.
On iOS go hamburger menu → history → recently closed tabs. Can also get there similarly from tab switcher → history button on top → recently closed tabs. OR press and hold down on the tab switcher icon (the box with numbers) → Reopen Last Closed Tab
On Desktop it should. It reopens last open tab. I even just tested it. You can even assign a different button combination or verify the shortcut at brave://settings/system/shortcuts. Just look for Reopen and you’ll see like below:
Nope. Incognito or private windows are built to avoid leaving a trail. Reopening a closed tab would require the browser to remember what you had open, which defeats that goal.
In normal windows, the browser keeps a “recently closed tabs” list. Ctrl Shift T simply restores from that list.
Private windows intentionally do not keep that same record. When you close a tab, the browser acts like it never existed.
Even though cookies and site data stay temporarily during the session, that is different from keeping a history of your tabs. One preserves login state, the other preserves browsing activity.
Blocking tab restore is an intentional privacy safeguard and something you will notice exists in Chrome and many others as well.
