# Open Selected Links

> Adds context menu items to open multiple selected links or text URLs in new tabs.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-selected-links`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Daniel Veditz
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 760
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 4.27 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-03
- **First published:** 2016-04-03
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-selected-links/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/dveditz/openlinks](https://github.com/dveditz/openlinks)

## Description

The **Open Selected Links** Chrome extension enhances your browsing experience by adding context menu items that allow you to open multiple selected links or text URLs in new tabs simultaneously. This feature is perfect for users who work with multiple links and want to save time by opening them all at once without repetitive clicking.

Additionally, the extension provides a convenient option to open links in view-source mode directly from the context menu. This is especially useful for developers or users interested in inspecting webpage source code quickly. With its simple integration and efficient functionality, **Open Selected Links** is a productivity booster for anyone managing numerous links during their browsing sessions.

## Rankings

- #3,973 — Overall
- #17 — links
- #18 — broken links
- #40 — selection
- #46 — openvpn
- #46 — sell

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `cookies`
- `scripting`

## 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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## Review summary

Users find the add-on simple and useful, especially for opening links from highlighted text via the context menu. It generally works on supported Firefox versions. However, reliability issues (not recognizing all links), tab-duplication problems, and a two-item menu reduce usability. Maintenance appears lacking, with references to obsolete support on older FF versions. Some sites fail to work and there are requests for feature gaps (filtering/copying links, failure feedback). Overall, handy but with notable reliability and maintenance concerns.

### Pros

- Simple, useful, and easy to use.
- Opens links from highlighted text via the context menu, enabling quick access.
- Works as described on supported Firefox versions.
- Lightweight tool that delivers quick access to links without extra complexity.

### Cons

- Inconsistent link recognition; not all links are opened reliably.
- Creates duplicate tabs or many blank tabs when opening multiple links.
- UI is split into two menu items; users would prefer a single, streamlined action.
- Not maintained and has compatibility issues on older Firefox versions.
- Site-specific failures (e.g., addons.mozilla.org) and missing features like filtering/copying links, plus lack of failure feedback.

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- [View Link Source](https://chrome-stats.com/d/view-link-source) — 35 users, 5.00 / 5

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-selected-links)