Link Controller
Control Whether Links Open in a New or Current Tab
As of May 2026, Link Controller has 456 users and a 4.35/5 rating from 17 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.
Usersdown 2.1 percent−2.1%
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4.35
17 reviews
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17
Version
2.1 (2025.3.19, Mv3)
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 26, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | 466 | 4.35 | 17 | 2.1 (2025.3.19, Mv3) |
| May 24, 2026 | 444 | 4.35 | 17 | 2.1 (2025.3.19, Mv3) |
| Now | 456 | 4.35 | 17 | 2.1 (2025.3.19, Mv3) |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabstoragescriptingnotifications
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
The icon shows in which tab links will open, click it for options to toggle it for the current tab or for all tabs.
Technical
- Version
- 2.1 (2025.3.19, Mv3)
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 15.98KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- piphpieodkchnlmjjefbbniabeikafha
- Developer ID
- u93e5adb9f427d2e0a115e9bdaa3b9168
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 23, 2015
- Last Updated (Store)
- Mar 20, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 24, 2026
- Website
- danielherr.software
- Support URL
- https://danielherr.software/Support
- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 24, 2026.