Background Tab Search
Quickly do a search that opens results in a background tab!! Bind to a hotkey for even more usefulness
Background Tab Search: Quick search in a background tab
Background Tab Search is a Chrome extension that allows you to quickly search and open the results in a background tab. It is perfect for online research, eliminating the need to switch tabs or windows while reading or exploring new topics.
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Extension summary
Have you ever been doing some online research and you realize the article you're reading just brings up more questions? Isn't it annoying to have to switch tabs/windows to do a search, then switch back to the original tab to finish reading before moving on to the new topic?
Background Tab Search lets you open a tiny pop-up, do a search, and have the results show up in a background tab! Read away!
Extension safety
Risk impact
Background Tab Search does not require any sensitive permissions.
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Background Tab Search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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