# Always Right

> Open new tabs to the immediate right of your current tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/always-right](https://chrome-stats.com/d/always-right)

## Overview

- **ID:** `always-right`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** dietrich ayala
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1,657
- **Weekly downloads:** 11
- **Rating:** 4.36 / 5 (66 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.8resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2011-01-16
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/always-right/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/autonome/Always-Right/](https://github.com/autonome/Always-Right/)

## Description

Always Right is a simple yet powerful Chrome extension that ensures new tabs open immediately to the right of your current tab. Unlike default browser behavior where new tabs often open at the end, Always Right keeps your workflow organized by placing new tabs in intuitive proximity, reducing the need to search or rearrange tabs. This extension is ideal for users who work with many tabs and want a more predictable and efficient tab management experience.

While there are some known limitations due to browser extensions API constraints, such as automatic scrolling behavior with many tabs, Always Right enhances your browsing productivity and maintains your mental flow. For more advanced help or to contribute, the project is open on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #2,464 — Overall
- #219 — Tabs
- #45 — right click
- #221 — continue

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `browserSettings`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users commonly report that Always Right does exactly what it promises for many people—instantly opening new tabs to the immediate right. However, several reviewers say it is unreliable or has stopped working, sometimes opening tabs anywhere to the right, and appears unmaintained. Overall: useful and simple when functional, but inconsistent and possibly abandoned for some users.

### Pros

- When it works, it reliably opens new tabs to the right of the current tab (fixes Firefox’s default behavior).
- Many users report instant, easy installation and immediate effect—simple and does what it promises.
- Positive feedback from several users who’ve used it for years and appreciate its utility.

### Cons

- Many users report the add‑on is unreliable or stops working altogether.
- When it fails, new tabs can open anywhere to the right instead of immediately adjacent to the current tab.
- Multiple reviewers suggest the extension appears unmaintained/abandoned (no recent updates).

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