# New Tab Indicator

> Adds an icon next to the mouse cursor when hovering over a link that will open in a new tab or window.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `new-tab-indicator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chris Chen
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-03-27
- **First published:** 2021-03-21
- **Size:** 30 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-indicator/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/cschen13/new-tab-indicator](https://github.com/cschen13/new-tab-indicator)

## Description

New Tab Indicator is a Firefox add-on that adds an icon next to the mouse cursor when hovering over a link that will open in a new tab or window. Say goodbye to preemptively clicking with CTRL and always know when a link will open in a new tab.

## Rankings

- #127,321 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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-indicator)