Tab Activate
by Tab Activate
Quick Look
Tab Activate ensures new tabs open immediately in the foreground, reversing Chrome's default background tab behavior.
AI Overview
Who is this for?
Users who want immediate focus on newly opened tabs instead of them opening in the background.
Key Features
- → New tabs open immediately in the foreground
- → Optional override using the Shift key
- → Reverses default Chrome tab focus behavior
- → Supports bookmarks
Reviews Analysis
Overall Sentiment
Mostly PositiveUsers appreciate the extension for its core functionality of bringing new tabs to the foreground, though some express concern about permissions.
Note: AI analysis focuses on the substance and recency of reviews, which may differ from the overall store rating.
What Users Love
- ✓ Effectively brings new tabs to the foreground
- ✓ Simple and useful for workflow improvement
Points to Consider
- × Concerns about required permissions
- × Override does not work for bookmarks
Official Description
From the Developer
New tabs open immediately instead of in the background
Concerns Regarding Required Permissions
Please read the detailed description of required permissions (below) and why they are necessary. Without them, Tab Activate could not work as described. Absolutely no data is changed or collected.
Description
When you open a link in a new tab, Chrome opens the new tab in the background and provides no option to switch to it immediately.
With Tab Activate, new tabs open immediately instead of in the background.
To override Tab Activate and open a new tab in the background, press the Shift key while opening the new tab. Note: Override does not work for bookmarks.
Tab Activate effectively reverses Chrome's new tab focus behavior.
In other browsers, this setting is called: "When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately."
Required Permissions
Read and change all your data on the websites you visit: Required to detect when the Shift key is pressed (no website data is read or changed)
Due to limitations in the Chrome extension API, the only way to detect if the Shift key is being pressed is with the required permissions. Absolutely no data is changed or collected.
Changes
Version 3.2 Refactored code. No longer requires bookmarks permission (bookmarks still work).
Version 3.1 Improved Shift key detection when the window loses focus. Improved error handling. Fixed a console error.
Version 3.0 Updated to Chrome Manifest V3.
Version 2.1 New icon. Fixed issues created by Chrome 79 extension API changes.
Version 2.0 As requested, bookmarks are now supported.
Version 1.2 New tabs open to the right of the previous tab and new background tabs open at the end.
Version 1.1 Shift key overrides Tab Activate and opens new tabs in the background.
Version 1.0 Initial release.
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Key Info
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Rating:
4.1/5.0
(271 ratings)
- Users:50,000
- Version:3.2.1
- Updated:May 19, 2022
- Developer:Visit Website →
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