Tabs to Front v2

Tabs to Front v2

Brings newly created tabs to the foreground.

What is Tabs to Front v2?
Tabs to Front v2 is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing experience. Instead of opening new tabs in the background, this extension forces them to open immediately in the foreground. This essential tool is an updated version of the original 'Tabs to the Front!' by Abarth, established in 2010. Appropriate for users who prefer immediate access to their newly opened tabs, this extension provides a simplistic, straightforward, and no-frills solution.
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By: DougCuk42
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.73 (37)
Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2024-04-15)
Creation date: 2019-01-02
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 11.88K
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Summary

New tabs open immediately instead of in the background. Update of original "Tabs to the Front!" by Abarth (2010).

Chrome opens new tabs in the background and provides no option to switch to them immediately. This extension forces new tabs to open immediately. Basic, no frills, no extra features.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Restores functionality lost in the original extension
  • Does exactly what it says
Cons
  • May conflict with other Chrome features like tab groups
  • Lacks the ability to temporarily disable the functionality
Most mentioned
  • Restores lost functionality from original 'Tabs to the Front' extension
  • Replaces the original extension after it was taken over by intrusive AI functionality
  • Simple and works as expected
Recent reviews
by Jeremy Merse Jeremy Merse, 2024-04-14

Definitely way better than that AI spyware, but not quite up to the level of the old extension. It would be nice to have the ability to temporarily disable the functionality through the extension icon, since it could be handy to turn it off for 5 or 15 minutes when I needed to open a bunch of tabs. The old extension had that before it went to the dark side. I'm giving this 5 stars to help promote it in search results, but with the missing functionality, it's really more of a 4-star for me. FAR better than nothing (and even nothing is WAY better than that AI spyware), but not quite up to what we used to have.
by Eric Henderson Eric Henderson, 2024-04-12

by Markus Beard Markus Beard, 2024-04-11
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Safety
Risk impact

Tabs to Front v2 is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Tabs to Front v2 is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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