Compare Chrome extensions: Open in Waterfox vs Tab Origin

Stats Open in Waterfox Open in Waterfox Tab Origin Tab Origin
User count 102 62
Average rating 0.00 5.00
Rating count 0 3
Last updated 2020-12-02 2024-01-15
Size 192.51K 9.55K
Version 0.1.1 1.0.5
Short description
Open current page, link, or all tabs in the Waterfox browser. Return to the page from which you opened this tab.
Full summary

This extension opens the current tab or links in the Waterfox browser. Using this extension you can send links to Waterfox without the need to manually copy and paste links.

If a Waterfox instance is opened, then the link is opened in a new browser tab, however, if Waterfox is not opened, a new window is opened.

For FAQs please visit: https://add0n.com/open-in.html?from=waterfox

For bug reports visit: https://github.com/andy-portmen/native-client/

Notes:

  1. For this extension to open links in the Waterfox browser you will need to install a minimal native client. The instruction to install the native client is displayed once a link opening is requested.
  2. This extension supports managed storage which means some preferences can be configured by the domain administrator
  3. This extension can send links on left-click, a combination of the left-click and a keyboard meta key, and top-level navigation
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Shortcut to return to the page from which you opened the current tab.

Motivation: you have a list of search results. You opened the first 5 in new tabs and closed the results list. Now you read the 5 top results, but they do not answer your question so you want to go back to the search page.

Without this extension, you would need to search your history or spam undo close tab.

This extension conveniently solves the problem by taking you straight back to the origin page, re-opening it if necessary.

You can even use it recursively on tabs opened by tab origin; the extension tracks the history.

I suggest the shortcut is cmd/ctrl-shift-u, set from the bottom of Extensions page. When origin information is unavailable for a tab a "N/A" badge is shown.

Port of my Tab Origin add-on from Firefox.