Best alternatives to Force New Tab - Links & Buttons (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Force New Tab, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Force New Tab alternatives, compared
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Open Links in New Tab
Ensures all links open in a new tab.
≈10K users2.9★ from 27 ratings2 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Force New Tab
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Force Background Tab
Force New Tab Running In Background
≈30K users3.8★ from 260 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago2 permissions- About 15× more users than Force New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 3
New Tab External Link
Automatically opens external links in a new tab.
691 users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions- About 2.9× fewer users than Force New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Open Links in New Tab
Modern Web Extension to Open Links in New Tabs for Specified Domains or Temporarily on Any Tab.
≈1K users3.6★ from 17 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Force New Tab
- Updated less recently
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Open Links In New Tab
Opens all links in a new tab
220 users3.4★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions- About 9.1× fewer users than Force New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Settings Button
Easily open settings in a new tab via the toolbar button.
411 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 4.9× fewer users than Force New Tab
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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SF Quick Links
Quick access to essential Salesforce pages via a floating menu and right-click shortcuts.
≈1K users4.6★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago9 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Force New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 6)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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Dashlinks - New Tab
New tab extension to organize your websites links.
≈30K users4.8★ from 392 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions- About 15× more users than Force New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Tab Position Options Fork
Fork of Tab Position Options - Select the tab opening position, new tab behavior and behavior after closing a tab
≈4K users4.4★ from 49 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago1 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Force New Tab
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Quick Links
Add and manage quick links with a clickable button.
270 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 7.4× fewer users than Force New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
Force New Tab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Force New Tab?
By users, the most popular alternative is Force Background Tab with ≈30K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Open Links in New Tab.
Which Force New Tab alternative has the best rating?
Dashlinks - New Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 392 ratings.
Is there a Force New Tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Tab Position Options Fork asks for 1 permissions, against 6 for Force New Tab.
How many alternatives to Force New Tab are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Force New Tab on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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