Tab Positioner

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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:
- v0.4.3: Fixed an issue where popups were not opening in the correct position when configured to open as background tabs.
- 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!