In Firefox version 78, the Tab context menu has been changed to add a new submenu. Inside of this submenu are options to and . This context menu can be viewed by right-clickinga secondary/two-finger click or holding down the control key while you click on a Firefox tab.
We made this change because the proximity of the menu items for closing tabs to the right and closing other tabs was causing some to accidentally close the wrong set of tabs, which resulted in a sub-par user experience. While there is an menu item, some data may have been lost as well as potential increased network usage if the closed tabs were no longer in the Firefox cache.
The feature was a first step towards providing more nuanced ways of managing tabs. In order to solve the problem of accidental tab closures and in the spirit of advancing functionality, the option has been moved into a submenu. The menu item provides an area to add functionality that people have asked for, such as .
These context menus provide accessibility benefits for features that do not exist as keyboard shortcuts. That is why we take great care in introducing and removing them.
Alternative option
Alternatively, you can use an add-on to bring back the old menu, by searching for "Close other tabs" or similar terms at addons.mozilla.org. Two add-ons you can try are Close Tabs to the Right and Close Other Tabs.
