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diff --git a/src/gui/mainGui.py b/src/gui/mainGui.py
index f379c4f..8df989a 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainGui.py
+++ b/src/gui/mainGui.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class MainWindow(BaseMainWindow):
 
     def initUI(self) -> None:
         self.tabWidget = QtWidgets.QTabWidget()
+        self.tabWidget.setTabsClosable(True)
+        self.tabWidget.tabCloseRequested.connect(self._close_tab)
         layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout()
         layout.addWidget(self.tabWidget)
         self.settings_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Show settings")
@@ -35,6 +37,12 @@ class MainWindow(BaseMainWindow):
             self.tabWidget.addTab(tab, "SF_trace_" + dt.now().strftime('%Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S'))
             self.tabWidget.setCurrentWidget(tab)
 
+        tab_count = self.tabWidget.count()
+        if tab_count > 10:
+            for i in range(0, tab_count-2):
+                self._close_tab(i)
+
+
     def keyPressEvent(self, a0):
         if a0.key() == Qt.Key_F5:
             self.clear()
@@ -52,6 +60,8 @@ class MainWindow(BaseMainWindow):
         system_params = self.sysSettings.getParams()
         self._controller.push_settings([operator_params, system_params])
         
+    def _close_tab(self, index:int) -> None:
+        self.tabWidget.removeTab(index)