BazQux Reader: open links in background tab
Enables the 'b' keyboard shortcut to open links in the background tab in BazQux Reader
As of June 2026, BazQux Reader: open links in background tab has 194 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the News & Weather category.
Usersup 2.6 percent+2.6%
194
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Ratingno change0%
5.00
4 reviews
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4
Version
1.0.10
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 189 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.0.10 |
| May 2, 2026 | 181 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.0.10 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 167 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.0.10 |
| Now | 194 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.0.10 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- None declared
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Chrome no longer allows websites to open links in background tabs. Websites could only open links in a new tab with an immediate focus switch (and a popup blocker could block even that). So this extension is necessary for BazQux Reader to open the current article link in the background tab when you press the 'b' key.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.10
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 6.47KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm
- Developer ID
- uff6a1cd20eaab40d88c5ee17646350e2
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jan 27, 2015
- Last Updated (Store)
- Dec 4, 2021
- Last Scraped
- Jun 1, 2026
- Website
- bazqux.com
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- https://bazqux.com/privacy
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