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Best alternatives to Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab (2026)

9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab: reviews, users and permissionsBest Functionality & UI extensions

Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab today

≈3K users4.0★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago1 permissions

Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Link in Current Tab

    Force all links to be opened in current tab instead of the new one

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 22 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
    • Listed under Accessibility
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  2. 2

    Open in VLC / MPC-HC

    Adds a right-click menu option to play audio & video URLs instantly in VLC or MPC-HC.

    667 users4.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago5 permissions
    • About 4.5× fewer users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
    • Listed under Tools
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  3. 3

    Open with Photoshop

    Open images with Adobe Photoshop with a quick right mouse button click.

    ≈8K users3.0★ from 977 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago2 permissions
    • About 2.7× more users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Rated 1.0 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Open with Photoshop alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    Open in VLC™

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

    ≈20K users3.5★ from 47 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago4 permissions
    • About 6.7× more users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Rated 0.5 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
    • Listed under Tools
    Open in VLC™ alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    Open Tab Next Right to Current

    Open new tab created from current tab, next right to current tab.

    ≈2K users3.2★ from 24 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 1.5× fewer users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Rated 0.9 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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  6. 6

    Open with Bluestacks

    Easily open APK links in BlueStacks

    ≈10K users4.1★ from 973 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • About 3.3× more users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Open with Bluestacks alternativesCompare side by side
  7. 7

    Bulk URL Opener

    Opens multiple URLs in one click

    ≈2K users4.0★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago3 permissions
    • About 1.5× fewer users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
    • Listed under Tools
    Bulk URL Opener alternativesCompare side by side
  8. 8

    Open site in removepaywall

    Adds a context menu item to open the current tab URL with a prefix.

    ≈70K users3.4★ from 21 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago2 permissions
    • About 23× more users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Rated 0.7 stars lower
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
    • Listed under Tools
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  9. 9

    Open With iTunes™

    Easily open desired links in iTunes

    ≈10K users4.1★ from 233 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • About 3.3× more users than Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Open With iTunes™ alternativesCompare side by side

Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab?

By users, the most popular alternative is Open site in removepaywall with ≈70K users and a 3.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Link in Current Tab.

Which Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab alternative has the best rating?

Open with Bluestacks has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 973 ratings.

Is there a Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Link in Current Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab.

How many alternatives to Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab are there?

We list 9 close alternatives to Right Click Opens Link in a Background 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.