# Double Click New Tab

> Open links as background tabs by Double clicking links

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/double\_click\_new\_tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/double_click_new_tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `double_click_new_tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kunihiro Ando
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 238
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 3.82 / 5 (17 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-03-07
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/double_click_new_tab/)
- **Website:** [https://www.facebook.com/kunihiro.ando.5150](https://www.facebook.com/kunihiro.ando.5150)

## Description

Double Click New Tab is a simple yet powerful Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by allowing you to open links as background tabs with just a double click. No more interrupting your current browsing flow; just double click any link and it opens seamlessly in a new tab behind your current one. This extension is perfect for users who want to browse efficiently without losing their place on the current page.

## Rankings

- #7,511 — Overall
- #65 — new tab
- #115 — right click
- #239 — new tabs

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `clipboardRead`
- `downloads`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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