Child Tab Next

by Gavin Borg · Workflow & Planning

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

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

Users

829

+19 in 30 days

Rating

4.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#35K

#29K among extensions

Version

3.0

updated 14 Feb 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 829 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 24 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Child Tab Next

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