LoadTabOnSelect Evolution

Name: LoadTabOnSelect Evolution
Rating: 3.8333 (12 reviews)
Author: Un Crevard

Fork from LoadTabOnSelect. Load backgrounded tabs ONLY on selection. Support session restore/favicon Support Firefox >=52 (and ESR) Ignore file:// & about: scheme and remove google search links prefix

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20201013 version 1.8

fix incompatibility with twitter (removing onBeforeSendHeaders)

20200115 version 1.7

some fixes & optimizations. remove annoying opening from option page for no reason.

20180728 version 1.5

NEW : now backgrounded tabs network access is blocked (zero data loaded) NEW : add an option to prefetch the main page (only html. No image, no script etc...) to get the title (may fail) and favicon (may fail also).

LoadTabOnSelect prevents new tabs from automatically loading, instead loading them on selection.

The intended usage of the addon is to facilitate power-users who open many tabs before viewing, but dislike auto-playing videos (and other annoyances).

This addon uses the WebExtensions API, and therefore fully supports Firefox 48+.

As a bonus the extension "fix" google.* search links prefix.

Tips about:config

To background a page with ctrl set browser.tabs.loadInBackground to true. To background popup with ctrl set browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground to true. To background bookmarked links set browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInBackground to true.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Un Crevard

Daily users:

Rating:

3.83

(12)

Version:

1.8 Last updated: 2020-11-17

Version code:

5135302

Creation date:

2018-04-16

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Size:

16.94KB

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-15

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 32,649 ▼ 248

Other rankings

#66 in solution keyword 22 #154 in selection keyword 17 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

Un Crevard

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/loadtabonselect-evolution/

Website:

https://github.com/UnCrevard/LoadTabOnSelect-Evolution

User Reviews

Do not use this addon! What it does is hold your tabs hostage - it replaces tab address with a text string which is only understood by this addon. If anything happens to this addon - consider all your tabs gone, they will not load anymore. Even if you re-activtae or re-install the addon, this won't solve the problem, the tabs will still not load! Same thing will happen if the addon becomes incompatible with the future FF releases - you will lose all your tabs. I am writing this looking at multiple dead tabs which I can't load anymore after de-activating and then re-activating this addon...

by Sh*****, 2023-05-12

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Is LoadTabOnSelect Evolution Safe?

Risk impact

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LoadTabOnSelect Evolution requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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LoadTabOnSelect Evolution has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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