One-Button Toggle: Open Links in Background Tabs (Per-Page + Modifiers, Bottom-Right)

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One-Button Toggle: Open Links in Background Tabs (Per-Page + Modifiers, Bottom-Right)

Hover bottom-right to reveal a toggle. ON: links open in background tabs; Alt=current tab; Shift=foreground tab. State persists per page (origin+pathname).

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Author: Te55eract
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Total installs: 1
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Version: 1.3
Created: 2025-09-09
Updated: 2025-09-09
Size: 6.45 KB
License: MIT
Applies to: All sites

Hover the bottom-right corner to reveal a single toggle button that forces links to open in background tabs. Red = OFF, green = ON. The setting is remembered per page (origin + path). When you visit a page again the settings are automatically reapplied to that page.

Modifiers:

when open tabs in background is turned toggled to ON then the following modifiers apply:

- Shift+click: open the link in a foreground tab
- ALT+click: open the link in the current tab