# Open Links in Background

> Open all clicked links in background tabs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-links-in-background](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-links-in-background)

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-links-in-background`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Grok7
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 17
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-07
- **First published:** 2025-03-01
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-links-in-background/)

## Rankings

- #26,360 — Overall
- #47 — hd backgrounds
- #56 — background
- #195 — broken links
- #196 — links
- #244 — openvpn

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/open-links-in-background)