Alternate Tab Order
What is Alternate Tab Order?
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Extension summary
Changes tab ordering in a manner similar to pre-2010 Firefox.
The video explains it best, but by default, this extension does the following:
When a new tab is opened, it is sent to the end on the far-right
If that tab was opened with a left-click, such that it is automatically switched to, closing it will switch back to the tab from which is was opened (as long as no other tab had been switched to in the meantime)
What that means in practical terms is this:
if I have an RSS reader open, left-clicking to read a story immediately will show me an open a tab on the end of the list. Closing that story it will take me back to my RSS reader.
If I queue up a bunch of stories to read by middle-clicking several links, they will all open on the end of the tab list. When I go to read them by clicking on the first tab I opened, closing it will show me the next story.
I recognize how incredibly small the audience is for this exact setup, but there you have it.
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- Does exactly what it says
- No shady permission requirements
- Works as described
- Does not open tabs in the middle of the tab list
- Restoring the last closed tab always opens it at the far right position
- No option to override opening at the end for specific scenarios
- Does exactly what it says
- No permission requirements
- Works as described
Recent reviews
a, 2024-08-10 
Mitchell McClure, 2024-08-06 
Paul Chavez, 2023-09-23Extension safety
Risk impact
Alternate Tab Order is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Alternate Tab Order is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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