Opens external links in a new tab

Opens external links in a new tab
What is Opens external links in a new tab?
'Opens external links in a new tab' is a user-friendly Chrome extension providing the utility of opening all external links in a new tab. It's a simple yet innovative tool designed particularly for users who often browse through multiple websites or perform research work. The extension enhances user experience by eliminating the annoyance of manually opening links in new tabs. This also aids in reducing the time users could potentially waste toggling back and forth between webpages.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 2.67 (12)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2015-08-21)
Creation date: 2015-08-21
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 29.69K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This small extension converts all external links to be opened in a new tab.

This simple, but useful functionality was inspired by some famous collaboration web sites where by default external links are opened in the same window and it cannot be changed.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Simple and useful!
Cons
  • Doesn't work
  • Stopped working
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Stopped working
Recent reviews

Doesn't work
by Kitamura, 2023-09-22

...doesn't work - back to the drawing board
by John Wellborn, 2022-12-25
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Opens external links in a new tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Opens external links in a new tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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