Link Fixer
Restores consistent ctrl+click, shift+click, cmd+click and middle-click behaviour when clicking links.
What is Link Fixer?
'Link Fixer' is a Chrome extension designed to maintain consistent ctrl+click, shift+click, cmd+click and middle-click behaviour. The extension restores the default functionality that opens a link in a new tab or window when these modifier keys are used. This tool corrects occurrences where this expected behaviour has been broken.
Extension stats
By: danielnixon
Users: 1,000+ 
Creation date: 2019-07-06
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- browserSettings
- storage
Size: 90.97K
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Extension summary
The default behaviour of ctrl+click, shift+click, cmd+click (on macOS) and middle-click when clicking on links is to open the link in a new tab or new window.
This behaviour is sometimes broken by careless developers.
This add-on restores the default behaviour, ensuring the modifier keys always cause links to open in a new tab.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Restores consistent ctrl+click functionality
- Effective workaround for developers overriding default behaviors
- Works well on multiple websites
- Initial usability and functionality are praised
- Thankful user feedback indicating satisfaction
Cons
- Issues after recent updates causing it to disable ctrl+clicks
- Doesn't work on specific websites (e.g., sbs.com.au)
- Not working for some users after initial satisfaction
- Requires refreshing pages to load correctly for some
- Inconsistent performance between different browsers
Most mentioned
- Thank you!
- Doesn't work for me.
- Works like a dream!
- It does exactly what it says it does.
- I liked it when I first got it, but now it's not working right.
Recent reviews
THANKS! WHAT A MEN ( OR A WOMAN)!
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ma t (tnt), 2024-11-14
ma t (tnt), 2024-11-14 by 
Jason Stokes, 2024-08-01
Jason Stokes, 2024-08-01 by 
Ben Brooks, 2024-06-29
Ben Brooks, 2024-06-29Extension safety
Risk impact
Link Fixer requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Link Fixer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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