Compare Chrome extensions: Tab Activate vs Open in new tab

Stats Tab Activate Tab Activate Open in new tab Open in new tab
User count 50,000+ 8,000+
Average rating 4.08 3.58
Rating count 253 55
Last updated 2022-05-20 2020-05-21
Size 6.29K 103.42K
Version 3.2.1 0.0.15
Short description
New tabs open immediately instead of in the background Open links in new tab for a list of specified domains. Useful for sites such as hackernews
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Concerns Regarding Required Permissions

Please read the detailed description of required permissions (below) and why they are necessary. Without them, Tab Activate could not work as described. Absolutely no data is changed or collected.


Description

When you open a link in a new tab, Chrome opens the new tab in the background and provides no option to switch to it immediately.

With Tab Activate, new tabs open immediately instead of in the background.

To override Tab Activate and open a new tab in the background, press the Shift key while opening the new tab. Note: Override does not work for bookmarks.

Tab Activate effectively reverses Chrome's new tab focus behavior.

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Have websites which you always open links in new tab? With this extension, add the domain and all links in the domain will open in a new tab.

Useful for websites such as hackernews where you would ideally like to open links in new tab.

To add a website to always open in a new tab, just visit the website and click on the extension icon.