# Stay Current

> Some links will always open in a new tab but this may not always be the behaviour you would like. This add-on adds a new context menu item that forces the link to open in the current tab.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `stay-current`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ecb
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 88
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-10-05
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stay-current/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ecbambrick/StayCurrent/](https://github.com/ecbambrick/StayCurrent/)

## Description

Stay Current is a handy Chrome extension designed to give you control over how links open in your browser. While some links open automatically in new tabs, this extension adds a context menu option that allows you to force any link to open in the current tab. This handy feature streamlines your browsing by preventing unwanted new tabs and keeping your focus on a single tab when you want.

With Stay Current, simply right-click on a link and select the provided context menu item to open it in the current tab, overriding default browser behavior. It's an efficient way to manage browsing habits and reduce tab clutter without changing browser settings.

## Rankings

- #12,297 — Overall
- #7 — stay
- #41 — currency
- #47 — torrent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`

## 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stay-current)