Make New Tabs Active

Overview

Bring every new tab to the front - auto-focus tabs, stop background openings, keep browsing flow uninterrupted.

Chrome opens new tabs in the background by default. Make New Tabs Active switches focus to every new tab immediately, including tabs opened by links, bookmarks, or extensions. Keyboard shortcuts - Alt+Shift+M toggles the extension so future tabs open in front when on (or stay in the background when off) - Alt+Shift+S snoozes without opening the popup Features - instantly focuses each new tab - works for links, bookmarks, and extension-opened tabs - toggle from the toolbar button or via the shortcuts - snooze for a set number of minutes - separate states for normal and incognito windows (if incognito is enabled) - lightweight, zero configuration Why it's safe - no ads, analytics, or tracking - no host permissions or network access - open source on GitHub under the MIT License Open source Code and build instructions: https://github.com/pardeike/make-new-tabs-active

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Details

Version
1.0.1
Updated
November 2, 2025
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Offered by
Brrainz
Size
23.65KiB
Languages
10 languages
Developer
Andreas Pardeike
Södra Agnegatan 26 Stockholm 11229 SE
Email
andreas@pardeike.net
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Support

Tab Activate V2

4.6

Automatically focuses new tabs, avoiding issues during session restoration.

Tabs+

4.1

Take control of your tabs

Open bookmarks in a new tab

4.4

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

Tab Position Options Fork

4.5

Fork of Tab Position Options - Select the tab opening position, new tab behavior and behavior after closing a tab

Tabs to Front v2

4.7

Brings newly created tabs to the foreground.

Activate New Tab

4.0

Activate new tab and move it to beside of opener tab.

Open in new tab

4.0

Makes all hyperlinks on the page open as new tabs.

Tab Positioner

4.5

Choose where tabs appear, and which tab is focused when others disappear.

Right Click Opens Link New Tab

4.3

Right Click Opens Link in New Tab in the Correct Order

Tab Activate

4.1

New tabs open immediately instead of in the background

Link Blanker

4.2

Open link in new tab.

Open Links in New Tab

2.9

Ensures all links open in a new tab.