# NoNewTab

> Never open links in new tabs!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/nonewtab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nonewtab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `nonewtab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Johannes Spielmann
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-01
- **First published:** 2023-03-31
- **Size:** 9.13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/nonewtab/)
- **Website:** [https://shezi.de/posts/2023-03-31-no-new-tabs.html](https://shezi.de/posts/2023-03-31-no-new-tabs.html)

## Description

NoNewTab is a Firefox add-on that eliminates the annoyance of links opening in new tabs without asking. It ensures that all regular links open in the same tab. You can still choose to open links in new tabs manually.

## Rankings

- #92,449 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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/nonewtab)