Tab Open/Close Control

Name: Tab Open/Close Control
Rating: 3.6769 (130 reviews)
Author: F. Kolbe

Control the Tab behavior. positining new tabs, activate tabs after closing

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Tab Open/Close Control lets you customize your Chrome browser tabs the way you want. Position new tabs exactly where you prefer: to the left, right, first, last, or near unread tabs. Control which tab activates automatically after closing a tab—choose from the first, last, left, right, previous, or source tab to stay organized effortlessly.

This extension uses advanced browser settings (like browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent and browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose) to give you full control over your tab placement and behavior, enhancing your browsing experience and productivity.

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Version:

0.0.4resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5729110

Creation date:

2017-10-26

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Permissions:

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Size:

18.88KB

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Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

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a day ago

Ranking

# 2,245 ▼ 1

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#203 in Tabs ▲ 1

#6 in tropes keyword 1

#6 in tv tropes keyword 1

#11 in close keyword 17

#11 in self control keyword 27

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User reviews

Users appreciate the add-on for its high customizability and some features like opening tabs on the right working well. However, many report that the main feature of opening new tabs as the first tab to the left does not function correctly, with tabs instead opening at the end. Additionally, the tab switching behavior after closing tabs does not work as intended, often reverting to the last active tab rather than the left one. Compatibility issues with different Firefox versions and gesture support were also noted.

Pros

Highly customizable compared to alternatives.
Functions like opening new tabs on the right side generally work well.
Other features work correctly under cursory testing for some users.
Fulfills a needed customization gap for tab management in Firefox.
Useful for controlling tab behavior when opening or closing tabs.

Cons

Opening new tabs as the first tab (on the left) does not work as expected; tabs open at the end instead.
Closing tabs and having the active tab switch to the left does not work; Firefox reverts to last active tab instead.
Issues with the add-on not working on certain Firefox versions (e.g., 95.0.2).
Inconsistent behavior across Firefox versions regarding tab switching on close.
Gestures to close tabs not being supported or functioning properly.

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Risk impact

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Tab Open/Close Control does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

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Tab Open/Close Control has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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