Overview
Choose where tabs appear, and which tab is focused when others disappear.
OPEN SOURCE • NO ADS • NO TRACKING Tabs open with flair, close with care — you're the one who steers them where. Tab Positioner lets you customize the position of new tabs and control which tab becomes active after you close one. Notice: * Enabling two or more similar tab-controlling extensions simultaneously may cause compatibility issues. Features: * New Tab Position: Decide where new tabs open. * Link Tab Position: Set different rules for tabs opened from links in the foreground or background. * Popup Position: Open popups as tabs, following the same rules as links. (Experimental) * Tab Activation: Choose which tab gets focus after you close one. * Sync Settings: Your tab position preferences sync across all your devices with Chrome's built-in sync feature. * Dark Mode: The extension automatically matches Chrome's dark mode. Permissions: * The "Read your browsing history" permission is used solely to detect whether a newly opened tab is the default blank New Tab (chrome://newtab) in order to enable the extension's features. No other browsing history is collected, requested, or accessed. Changelog: - v0.4.2: Added a new experimental feature to open popups as tabs. - v0.4.1: Improved robustness when re-enabling the extension after it has been disabled, and refined i18n text on the settings page. - v0.4.0: Added support for a new setting to control foreground link position, and multiple languages including German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, and Chinese (Simplified/Traditional). - v0.3.7: Fixed an issue by adjusting the tooltip font size for better readability. - v0.3.6: Refined the user interface by updating CSS colors to align with Material Design specifications. - v0.3.5: Corrected a bug related to tab creation when the background service worker was restored from an inactive state. - v0.3.4: Enhanced the user experience with clearer UI text and new optional tooltips for settings. - v0.3.3: Introduced the ability to configure tab batch processing thresholds at runtime. - v0.3.2: Improved extension reliability by enabling a persistent background service worker. - v0.3.1: Added an internal version variable for better debugging and release management. - v0.3.0: Boosted performance by caching tab information and settings in the background worker. - v0.2.7: Updated the extension description and various in-app messages for improved clarity. - v0.2.6: Improved the logic for updating the index of recently used tabs. - v0.2.5: Refactored internal code for more stable and reliable settings synchronization. - v0.2.4: Fixed several critical bugs related to using the extension across multiple browser windows. - v0.2.3: Corrected an issue with loading the extension's configuration on browser startup. - v0.2.2: Internal improvements to the release process. - v0.2.1: Deployed a hotfix to correct the positioning of newly created tabs. - v0.2.0: Added initial support for intelligently activating the correct tab after another one is closed. - v0.1.2: Refactored the core tab-moving logic to be more robust and prevent errors. - v0.1.1: Fixed a bug related to internal variable context. - v0.1.0: Initial public release. Source Code: https://github.com/huangyxi/tab-positioner If you notice any functional or translation issues in the extension, please [open an issue](https://github.com/huangyxi/tab-positioner/issues/new) or [submit a pull request](https://github.com/huangyxi/tab-positioner/pulls). Contributions are always welcome!
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Details
- Versionv0.4.2.31-d65ec619
- UpdatedAugust 20, 2025
- Size38.86KiB
- Languages10 languages
- DeveloperWebsite
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