# Link Opening Settings

> You can decide to open your own link on the new tab, new window, or other browsers. When used, it will also cancel the refresh requested by the browser default to the website sent to the website to protect your privacy.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-opening-settings](https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-opening-settings)

## Overview

- **ID:** `link-opening-settings`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** 0xFF336699
- **Category:** privacy-security,tabs
- **Daily users:** 9
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 0.0.24
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-01
- **First published:** 2024-12-16
- **Size:** 1.76 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/link-opening-settings/)

## Description

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/3cd61b8003918c7220002f180f4868e9a0780c2b4a6eb15fb6955393c3261229/https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=2TkAtrGj7SY&amp;list=PLGAp3QqD0cbHwXf3mMmnPkInmtbqEL_PU" rel="nofollow">videos</a>

## Rankings

- #35,099 — Overall
- #18 — settings

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardRead`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `identity`
- `identity.email`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-opening-settings)