New tabs to the front

Brings newly created tabs to the foreground.
What is New tabs to the front?
'New tabs to the front' is a convenient Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing experience by automatically forcing new tabs to open in the foreground. This eliminates the need to manually click on each new tab to view it, thus saving time and making web navigation smoother.

Extension stats

By: amahnk
Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.36 (14)
Version: 0.0.2 (Last updated: 2018-06-11)
Creation date: 2018-06-11
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 31.07K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension forces new tabs to open in the foreground, rather than the background.

Enjoy!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as expected and is a good replacement for 'Tabs to the Front'
  • Does not conflict with tab groups
  • Simple and effective functionality
  • Compatible with recent versions of Chrome
  • Users appreciate the straightforward nature of the extension
Cons
  • Does not work with some latest versions of Chrome
  • Loses the ability to open tabs in the background with Shift+Middle Click
  • Recent updates changed behavior, causing confusion for some users
Most mentioned
  • Works as expected
  • Good replacement for 'Tabs to the Front'
  • Does not conflict with tab groups
  • Has some compatibility issues with latest Chrome versions
  • Users desire more control over tab opening behavior
Recent reviews
2024年10月、 『Tabs to the front v2』と『アクティベート新規タブ』が なぜか時々機能しなくなったため、こちらに鞍替え。うまくいけ In October 2024, ''Tabs to the front v2'' and ''Activate new tab'' sometimes stopped working for some reason, so I switched to this. I hope goes well
by m s, 2024-10-07

Still works perfectly on Chrome for Windows version 129.0.6668.59
by Nigel Poore, 2024-09-19

Does not work with my latest version of Chrome.
by John Langfield, 2024-09-17
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Extension safety

Risk impact

New tabs to the front requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

New tabs to the front has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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