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Best alternatives to Open in new tab (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Open in new tab, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Open in new tab: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

Open in new tab today

≈2K users4.0★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago6 permissions

Open in new tab alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Open In New Tab

    Force all links on selected websites to open in new tabs. Simply click the extension icon and add any website to your whitelist.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Open in new tab
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
    Open In New Tab alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    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 Open in new tab
    • Rated 1.2 stars lower
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
    Open Links in New Tab alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Open Last Tab

    Cycle through last used Chrome tabs using keyboard shortcut (Alt+Q).

    ≈2K users4.6★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Open in new tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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  4. 4

    Open bookmarks in a new tab

    Make every bookmark open in a new tab — with just a left-click.

    ≈10K users4.4★ from 50 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago9 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Open in new tab
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 6)
    Open bookmarks in a new tab alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    Open Bookmarks in New Tab

    Automatically opens clicked bookmarks in a new tab, preserving your current page.

    ≈4K users4.5★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Open in new tab
    • Updated more recently
    Open Bookmarks in New Tab alternativesCompare side by side
  6. 6

    Open In Firefox

    Open current tabs, links, pages (or all of them) in firefox

    ≈20K users3.0★ from 207 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago4 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Open in new tab
    • Rated 1.1 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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  7. 7

    Open in VLC™

    Easily open desired links in the VLC (VideoLAN) media player!

    ≈20K users3.5★ from 47 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago4 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Open in new tab
    • Rated 0.5 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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  8. 8

    Open in IE™

    Open links in IE (Internet Explorer)

    ≈10K users2.9★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago4 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Open in new tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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  9. 9

    Open in Brave™ Browser

    Send the current website, link, or all open tabs to the Brave web browser

    ≈10K users3.0★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago4 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Open in new tab
    • Rated 1.0 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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  10. 10

    TabMaven New Tab

    TabMaven New Tab

    ≈10K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Open in new tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
    TabMaven New Tab alternativesCompare side by side

Open in new tab alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Open in new tab?

By users, the most popular alternative is Open In Firefox with ≈20K users and a 3.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Open In New Tab.

Which Open in new tab alternative has the best rating?

Open bookmarks in a new tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 50 ratings.

Is there a Open in new tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

TabMaven New Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for Open in new tab.

How many alternatives to Open in new tab are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Open in new tab on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.