Merlin

Compare Chrome extensions: Open link in same tab, pop-up as tab vs Dark Background and Light Text

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Stats Open link in same tab, pop-up as tab Open link in same tab, pop-up as tab Dark Background and Light Text Dark Background and Light Text
User count 102,525+ 6,000+
Average rating 4.41 4.78
Rating count 567 37
Last updated 2023-08-04 2019-01-12
Size 80.29K 87.79K
Version 2.8 0.6.10
Short description
Forces Chrome to open new tabs instead of pop-up windows and/or links in the same tab by default instead of new or background tab. Makes every page to have light text on dark background (exact colors are customizable)
Full summary

Forces Chrome to open new tabs instead of pop-up windows and/or links in the same tab by default instead of new or background tab. If you hate when you click the link and Chrome opens it in a new or a new background tab, or even in a new window, then this extension is for you.

It forces Chrome to open links in the same tab by default instead of new or background tab, and new tabs instead of pop-up windows.

Version 2.6: - Fixed some cases where popups could not open same tab due to extension upgrade to manifest v3

Version 2.5: - Fix some bug

  • Fix some page can't open popup same tab

Version 2.4: - Add new feature:

  • View all link open popup.
  • Manage all tabs current window.
  • Share link of tab on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Dark Background and Light Text enables dark mode on every webpage. The exact colors are configurable and it can be disabled per domain e.g. on pages which have their own dark mode e.g. Youtube or Reddit.