Search in background tab

Opens the "Search google for" search in a background tab.

What is Search in background tab?

'Search in background tab' is a Chrome extension that provides a unique facility to users by allowing all new tabs opened through 'Search google for' to open in the background rather than the traditional foreground approach. Users can smoothly navigate their work without being interrupted by newly opened tabs. Remember to update to version 0.0.4 for the extension to work effectively.

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By: Pitmairen

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Users: 658 ▼ -1

Rating: 4.14 (66)

Version: 0.0.7 (Last updated: 2023-12-24)

Creation date: 2013-03-03

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Size: 10.69K

Email: pr*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 34713 ▼ 65

Other rankings

#3411 in Tools ▼ 10 #42 in background keyword 20 ▲ 9

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Summary

Analyze keywords

This extension makes the new tab, that are opened by "Search google for" , open in the background instead of the foreground.

It should now work for latest versions of Chrome.

Important

If it doesn't work. Go to the options page and follow the instructions. Make sure you have updated to version 0.0.7.

You find the options page at this url:

chrome-extension://fikfhablannhlgejpiklhbkonjkakodf/options.html

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User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 flawlessly after setup
Brilliant workaround for an annoying issue
Works as expected

Cons

Stops working frequently
Momentary flicker
Doesn't work for other languages

Most mentioned

Works flawlessly after setup
Stops working frequently
Momentary flicker
Brilliant workaround for an annoying issue
Doesn't work for other languages

Recent reviews

Found this as I was searching for a replacement for a prior extension that will die when Manifest v.3 is mandated, works perfectly and if for whatever reason you've altered how the search expression is relayed to Google this extension will easily handle that.

C W, 2024-04-04

Works great on Chrome 122 with extension version 0.0.7. Follow the directions on the extension's options page.

Bryan Sullivan, 2024-03-05

It doesn't seem to work with modern versions of Chrome, even when following the instructions on how to fix the regex.

Graeme Donaldson, 2022-02-15

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Safety

Risk impact

Search in background tab may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.