Open Selected Links

Opens multiple links in the selected content in the current or new window or a tab group.

Open Selected Links - Chrome Extension

"Open Selected Links" is a Chrome extension that enables users to open multiple links from selected text on a webpage in one click. Perfect for managing references from articles or Wikipedia, this tool offers a context menu to open links in the current window or a new one, optionally grouped in tabs. With features like regular expression filtering, tab snoozing, and customizable keyboard shortcuts, this extension enhances your browsing efficiency while keeping your workspace organized.

Extension stats

Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.38
(16)
Version: 1.8.0 (Last updated: 2024-08-26)
Creation date: 2020-11-03
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • scripting
  • storage
  • tabGroups
Size: 42.59K

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Extension summary

When viewing a page containing a list of links you want to open, such as a list of references in Wikipedia or a paper, it's convenient to be able to open them all at once rather than opening and dragging one at a time.

This extension adds context menus item for selections to open all the links contained in them in the current window (optionally in a new tab group) or a new window.

Alternatively, you can bring up the extension's popup menu to choose exactly which links to open (and now, you can also filter the link text with a regular expression!), whether to open them in the current or a new window, and whether to add them to a new or existing tab group. You can also open the tabs "snoozed" to reduce memory footprint prior to reading the tabs.

Finally, you can set up keyboard shortcuts to open selected links with a keystroke.

What's new in 1.8.0:

  1. New options: a. deduplicate: open the first instance of duplicated links b. focus: give/don't give newly created tabs/windows focus (this can look confusing if used for new windows since they can show up on top)
  2. Persistent plugin options: these apply to context menu clicks where appropriate, and set the defaults for the popup.
  3. Cleaner plugin internals using Typescript

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Works perfectly
  • Very simple to use and convenient
  • Saves time by opening multiple links
  • Effective for modding games and similar tasks
  • Does what it says
Cons
  • Requires multiple tries to work after recent update
  • Lacks keyboard shortcut options
  • Opens unnecessary tabs for channel names instead of just videos
Most mentioned
  • Works great
  • Saves time
  • Simple and convenient
  • Issues with link duplication and unnecessary tabs
  • Requires multiple attempts to open links
User reviews
Works perfectly

good alternative to linkclump ! Would it be possible for you to add an option to only open youtube videos from the thumbnails and not the channel name ? like when im selecting a large portion of videos in my subscription page, this extension opens the video from the thumbnail but also the channel page of every video selected, which adds so many more unecessary tabs. Thank you!
by OstepopSalat, 2024-09-05

Please add: -de-dupe selected links -open links from buttons too (not only from text)
by nox player74, 2024-08-16
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Open Selected Links does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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