Child Tab Next

Name: Child Tab Next
Rating: 4.04 (24 reviews)
Author: Gavin Borg

Force new/duplicated tabs (but not those opened via links) to open next to their opener, not at the very end.

As of May 2026, Child Tab Next has 775 users and a 4.04/5 rating from 24 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

Gavin Borg Workflow & Planning

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+0.3%

775

Rating+1.0%

4.04

24 reviews

Reviews+4.3%

Version

3.0

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	773	4.00	23	3.0
May 1, 2026	782	4.00	23	3.0
May 29, 2026	794	4.00	23	3.0
Now	775	4.04	24	3.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: tabs
Host access: None declared

Screenshots

About

A Google Chrome extension to force new/duplicated tabs (but not those opened from links) to open to the right of the current tab.

Inspired by "Tab to the Next" ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-to-the-next/mpahcojfojbnloiafagggcdimaklphij/ )
Icons by New Mooon ( http://code.google.com/u/newmooon/ )

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#### Changelog
* 1.0 (9/15/13)
  * Initial release.
* 2.0 (2/18/17)
  * Rewrote from scratch, should now be more reliable. Also added support for duplicating tabs.
* 2.1 (3/29/21)
  * Fix extension not working for new tabs (by checking tab.pendingUrl)
* 3.0 (2/13/24)
  * Update to support manifest v3

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Please note that this was made for personal use, so replies and fixes may be significantly delayed.