GitHub Always Open in New Tab
Opens GitHub links in new tabs by default.
As of June 2026, GitHub Always Open in New Tab has 9 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Developer Tools category.
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3 reviews
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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 20, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 | 9 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.0.0 |
| May 5, 2026 | 11 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.0.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0.0 |
| May 27, 2026 | 10 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0.0 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 11 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0.0 |
| Now | 9 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- None declared
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Have you ever been on github and clicked a link and it takes you away from github in that tab? Me too. Its annoying. This extension will open those links in a new tab. Only external links will open in a new tab. Github links will stay in the same window.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 977KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- igobecbjdbilopokbmbakdfamikcoakl
- Developer ID
- u1dd26c9c32e7d6ab107c8d1402233f73
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Sep 25, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Sep 26, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 8, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 8, 2026.