# New Tab (next to active one) Button

> A button for the toolbar to open a new tab immediately after or before the current tab. (The extension icon color can be changed in the options; great for use with dark themes.)

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/new-tab-button](https://chrome-stats.com/d/new-tab-button)

## Overview

- **ID:** `new-tab-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** David "Kravimir" S.
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 63
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-20
- **First published:** 2024-04-12
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-button/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Kravimir/firefox-extensions/issues](https://github.com/Kravimir/firefox-extensions/issues)

## Description

A button for the toolbar to open a new tab immediately after or before the current tab. Also has a context menu option on the extension icon to close the active tab in the window. (The extension icon color can be changed in the options; great for use with dark themes.)

## Rankings

- #14,469 — Overall
- #149 — activity

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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/new-tab-button)