Opens external links in a new tab

Opens External Links in New Tab - A Chrome Extension

'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.

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Extension stats

By: Celtis Ltd

Users: 937

Rating: 2.67

(12)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2015-08-21)

Creation date: 2015-08-21

Size: 29.69K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 31,329 ▲ 555

Other rankings

#4417 in Accessibility ▲ 220 #278 in links keyword 17 ▼ 8

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Simple and useful!
Worked well for a period before issues started.

Cons

Doesn't work consistently.
Stopped working after some time.
Pops new tabs on minor JavaScript actions.
Issues reported on specific platforms (Linux, Chromium).

Most mentioned

Doesn't work
Stopped working
It worked great for a while
Simple and useful

User reviews

Doesn't work

Kitamura, 2023-09-22

...doesn't work - back to the drawing board

John Wellborn, 2022-12-25

It stopped working. Left clicking on a link doesn't do anything

Broni Synowiec, 2022-09-21

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Opens external links in a new tab. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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