# Shift+Click Image shortcut

> New shortcut to "Open Image in New Tab": Shift+Click = Open in new foreground tab Ctrl+Shift-Click = Open in new background tab

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/shift-click-image-shortcut](https://chrome-stats.com/d/shift-click-image-shortcut)

## Overview

- **ID:** `shift-click-image-shortcut`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** cajhin
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-27
- **First published:** 2025-09-22
- **Size:** 8.47 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/shift-click-image-shortcut/)

## Description

This lets you quickly preview multiple thumbnails.
Ctrl-Shift-click them all, then start with the left tab, view,close,repeat, until you are back at your starting page.

## Rankings

- #100,909 — Overall
- #57 — shift
- #169 — shortcut

## 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/shift-click-image-shortcut)