Core How-Tos
Auto-close leftover Zoom tabs
The empty tab a Zoom link leaves behind is closed for you, automatically, once the meeting hands off to the Zoom app.
How it works
When you click a Zoom meeting link, your browser opens a launch page that hands the meeting off to the Zoom desktop app and then has nothing left to do. URLflows for Zoom recognises that launch page and, after a short delay, closes the tab so it doesn't linger.
There's nothing to switch on per-meeting — once the extension is installed and active, it works on every Zoom link you click.
Which links it recognises
URLflows for Zoom auto-detects Zoom meeting URLs across both consumer and government Zoom:
- Hosts
zoom.usandzoomgov.com. - Meeting and launch paths including
/j/,/s/,/my/,/wc/, and post-attendee launch pages.
On any other page, the extension does nothing — it only acts on Zoom launch tabs.
The timing
The tab isn't closed instantly — it waits for a configurable delay (default 6 seconds) so Zoom has time to open first. If you find the tab closes too soon or hangs around too long, you can adjust it. See Set the close delay.
Related guides
After the tab closes, URLflows puts you back where you were — see Restore focus to your previous tab. Tab not closing? See Troubleshoot common issues.