# Anchrd Tab Management

> Open new tabs next to the current one, not at the end of the strip. Per-trigger rules for link clicks, Ctrl+T, and Ctrl+Shift+T.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/anchrd-tabs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anchrd-tabs)

## Overview

- **ID:** `anchrd-tabs`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Griffentek
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15
- **First published:** 2026-06-12
- **Size:** 33 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/anchrd-tabs/)
- **Website:** [https://griffentek.github.io/anchrd/privacy](https://griffentek.github.io/anchrd/privacy)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/anchrd-tabs/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/anchrd-tabs/privacy/)

## Description

Set exactly where new tabs open, independently for each way you open them:
<ul><li>Link clicks (middle-click, Ctrl+click, target=_blank) - open right of the current tab by default</li><li>Blank new tab (Ctrl+T, the + button) - independently configurable</li><li>Reopened tabs (Ctrl+Shift+T) - independently configurable</li></ul>
Each trigger can be set to: Right of current, Left of current, End of strip, Beginning of strip, or Firefox default.

Extra controls, all optional:
<ul><li>Focus when opening: decide whether new link-click or blank tabs open in the foreground or background. Useful if you want to queue up links without losing your place.</li><li>After closing a tab, activate: choose which tab gets focus next: the left neighbour, right neighbour, the tab that opened the closed one (the opener), the last tab you used before this one, or Firefox's default.</li><li>Join opener's tab group: tabs opened from a link inside a grouped tab automatically join that group (requires Firefox 138 or later, where tab groups are available).</li></ul>
Prevent duplicate tabs: if you middle-click a link that is already open somewhere in the window, Anchrd Tabs switches to the existing tab instead of opening a second one.

How it works

Anchrd Tabs runs entirely as a background event page. It has no access to page content - it only reads tab metadata (position, URL, group membership) to decide where to place new tabs. All settings are saved via Firefox Sync, so your preferences follow you across devices.

Anchrd Tabs requires Firefox 115 or later.

Privacy
<ul><li>No data is collected, stored externally, or transmitted anywhere.</li><li>No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party libraries.</li><li>No host permissions - Anchrd Tabs never touches the content of any web page.</li><li>The only permissions declared are: tabs, storage, and sessions - each used directly for the features described above.</li></ul>
Full privacy policy: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/ffdea14f29a111d78f24e1ab8b311be49d8fb37a81cc4a84b48fdf15ebda6ee6/https%3A//griffentek.github.io/anchrd/privacy" rel="nofollow">https://griffentek.github.io/anchrd/privacy</a>

## Rankings

- #94,598 — Overall
- #121 — management

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `sessions`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 website URL may be invalid

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anchrd-tabs)