# Tab\_Light

> Hovering over a link will highlight already opened tab instances of that link.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab\_light](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tab_light)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tab_light`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** xXMacMillanXx
- **Category:** search-tools,alerts-updates,tabs
- **Daily users:** 19
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-24
- **First published:** 2025-03-03
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab_light/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/xXMacMillanXx/tablight-plugin](https://github.com/xXMacMillanXx/tablight-plugin)

## Description

This extension helps quickly checking if you have already opened a link in another tab. It'll highlight all instances of the link you hover over in your tab bar.

The highlight action can be switched to the follow action, changing to the tab, rather than just highlighting it.

The repo is available on GitHub:
<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/07fcc5457e2ab7387a24df34c093f0e2167f2ad95dc319569ae8c6e355d9f9b0/https%3A//github.com/xXMacMillanXx/tablight-plugin" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/xXMacMillanXx/tablight-plugin</a>

## Rankings

- #25,243 — Overall
- #159 — delight
- #172 — light
- #179 — flight

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### 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/tab_light)