Can I double-click to close chrome tabs

[erwin]

I would like an app in the dock to open and close when I double-click it. Is that possible?

[fortred2]

Hi @erwin, I'll try to help you out.

@erwin

I would like an app in the dock to open and close when I double-click it. Is that possible?

Assuming I understand your goal correctly, closing Chrome tabs via clicking on an item in the Dock is achievable. We'll do this by leveraging the macOS Shortcuts app and AppleScript.

Note
I didn't implement any "opening" Chrome tabs functionality because I don't fully understand how exactly you would like that to work. If you provide more details, I could provide further guidance.

Steps:

1. Create a new Apple Shortcut in the macOS Shortcuts app.

2. Add a Run AppleScript Action.

3. Enter this AppleScript in the Run AppleScript Action:

   tell application "Google Chrome"
   	-- Loop through each window
   	repeat with w in every window
   		-- Get just the tabs for this one window
   		set tabList to every tab of w
   		-- Close them one by one
   		repeat with t in tabList
   			close t
   		end repeat
   	end repeat
   end tell
   

   At this stage, you should see this on your screen:

   

4. Click on File → Add to Dock
   

   

5. You should now see a new item in your Dock called "Close Chrome Tabs" and when clicked, all of the tabs in every window of Chrome will be closed.

   

I hope this helps.