Force New Tab

Normally a link that you Ctrl-click or middle-click is opened in a new tab. This extension enforces that default behavior.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-12-25

By: iisisoft

Users: 65

Rating: 2.50 (2)

Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2017-07-06)

Creation date: 2017-07-06

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
tabs

Size: 3.46K

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Note #1: After installation, you need to refresh your tabs before the extension starts working.

Note #2: The extension doesn't work on these special sandboxed pages:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/* chrome://* chrome-extension://*

Note #3: The extension doesn't work on every single site, because not everything that looks like a link is actually a link in HTML.

User reviews

Doesn't work. Yet another extension the makes false claims. Yet another developer wasting my time.

kouldb anyone, 2018-12-14

Seems to work as expected. Fixes both ctrl-click and the vimium shortcut for opening a link in a new tab on pages where links were previously forced to open in the current tab.

Olle Ekman, 2016-07-27

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Safety

Risk impact

Force New Tab is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Force New Tab if you trust the publisher.