# Background-tab It

> Add a context menu option to open a link in a background tab. Very useful if you usually open links in a foreground tab but sometimes want to open certain link in the background instead.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/background-tab-it](https://chrome-stats.com/d/background-tab-it)

## Overview

- **ID:** `background-tab-it`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** fullburnen
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 148
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.65 / 5 (17 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2021-10-14
- **First published:** 2017-11-30
- **Size:** 8.80 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/background-tab-it/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/fullburnen/background-tab\_it](https://github.com/fullburnen/background-tab_it)

## Description

Background-tab It is a Firefox add-on that adds a context menu option to open a link in a background tab. It is very useful if you usually open links in a foreground tab but sometimes want to open certain link in the background instead.

## Rankings

- #9,535 — Overall
- #14 — hd backgrounds
- #16 — background
- #98 — grok
- #123 — group
- #134 — grow

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/background-tab-it)