Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab icon

Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab

by Etheryte · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Right clicking a link opens the link in a new background tab.

Users
3,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.1 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
26
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#17K
#14K among extensions
Version
1.5
updated 20 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
11,5003,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
01326Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 26 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 Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab

This extension makes right clicking on links open the link in a new background tab. In short, the same behavior as middle mouse click or Cmd + Click on a link, but for the right mouse button. This makes opening links in new tabs a breeze on modern trackpads, where gestures already allow you to do most navigation operations without ever needing your keyboard. This extension requires the following permissions: - Access to your tabs. This is required to add new tabs in the correct order. - Access to all pages. This is required to listen for right clicks on links. This extension does not gather any sort of analytics, tracking, or other such information.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+1,000+50.0%+3+0.04
1 year+1,000+50.0%+5−0.06

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Right Click Opens Link in a Background Tab appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
right click#11+6
background#42+1
links#70+27
links#72+25

Version history

4 versions recorded
1.520 Mar 2025
1.25 Jan 2024
1.15 Jan 2023
1.04 Jan 2023

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
4 Jan 2023
Size
27 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
njboaameemdigbgpphlidpdcdjmkhfjm

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabs

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