Global New Tab Shortcut

This allows you to open a new tab from within any application with a keyboard shortcut. This means that as soon as you think of a…

As of May 2026, Global New Tab Shortcut has 263 users and a 4.30/5 rating from 10 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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263
263
Ratingno change0%
4.30
10 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
10
Version
1.2.1
Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 24, 2026.

264.88258.5252.12Apr 24, 2026May 19, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 24, 20262534.30101.2.1
May 19, 20262644.30101.2.1
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Permissions & access

Permissions
None declared
Host access
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Screenshots

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About

This allows you to open a new tab from within any application with a keyboard shortcut.

This means that as soon as you think of a search to do or web page to open, you are just one keypress away from doing it.

!!! You MUST select a keyboard shortcut after installing !!!

To use, install the extension and then click on "Keyboard Shortcuts" at the bottom of the extensions page. There, select a shortcut key for "Global New Tab Shortcut" and be sure to change the dropdown to "Global" afterwards.

This extension doesn't add handlers to pages or anything fishy. It uses the built-in Chrome keyboard shortcut handling to create a new tab with the built-in Chrome APIs.

Source is at https://github.com/wmertens/global-chrome-tab

Technical

Version
1.2.1
Manifest
V3
Size
22.54KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u8af425af9ba73aa5dbb3b8ff99dc9d63
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jun 18, 2014
Last Updated (Store)
Nov 2, 2022
Last Scraped
May 19, 2026
Website
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 19, 2026.