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Force Background Tab

by Yuchen Wang · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Force New Tab Running In Background

Users
30K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.8 / 5
−0.11 in 30 days
Ratings
259
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#4,469
#3,859 among extensions
Version
2.2.2
updated 24 Dec 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
6,00023K40KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 30,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
70164259Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 259 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 Force Background Tab

Force New Tab Running In Background !!!Support of all Link/Tab/Flash!!! Description: Normally, Each click on a link that wants to open a new tab will ACTIVE THE NEW TAB Now, After install this extension, the new tab will RUNNING IN BACKGROUND Feedback: https://github.com/monque/ChromeExtension-ForceBackgroundTab/issues ---------------------------------------- version 2.2.2 Fix service worker unavailable version 2.2.1 Upgrade chrome manifest version to v3 version 2.2.0 New feature: With the new rule management, users can set whether a site open in background or not version 2.1.5 Using chrome.storage instead of localStorage, options will sync with google account version 2.1.4 Add support for Chrome 79 https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/tabs#property-Tab-pendingUrl version 2.1.3 Add chrome-extension:// to exception list version 2.1.2 Revert to version 2.1.0, that the version without moentizus file version 2.1.0 Performance improved Add new rules to exception list version 2.0.5 Sorry for the hotfix caming late bugfix:add NEWTAB's url of chrome version 30.x to exception list version 2.0.4 bugfix:add chrome-search:// to exception list version 2.0.3 bugfix:fix the problem that open 2 tabs in background when making 1 click bugfix:remove the active mode for the bug above, also means it may be a FLASH when you openning a new tab version 2.0.1,2.0.2 bugfix:fix the problem that open 2 identical tabs when using Google Reader version 2.0.0 improved:improve the efficiency in passive mode feature:add active mode to prevent the FLASH when open a new tab version 1.12.0 bugfix:when Chrome first open the extension can not work improved:update some API method because deprecated version 1.11 improved:update Manifest_Version to version 2, and fix script to fit new version

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+1−0.11
30 days0+0.0%+1−0.11
6 months0+0.0%+3−0.12
1 year+10K+50.0%+8−0.14

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Force Background Tab appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
force#3−1
background#13+1

Version history

3 versions recorded
2.2.224 Dec 2024
2.2.116 Dec 2024
2.2.021 Jan 2020

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
21 Jan 2020
Size
666 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
gidlfommnbibbmegmgajdbikelkdcmcl

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
tabsstorage

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