Opens the "Search google for" search in a background tab.
Users
724
+10 in 30 days
Rating
4.1 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
67
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#37K
#31K among extensions
Version
0.0.7
updated 24 Dec 2023
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:724 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:67 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 Search in background tab
This extension makes the new tab, that are opened by "Search google for" , open in the background instead of the foreground.
It should now work for latest versions of Chrome.
### Important ###
If it doesn't work. Go to the options page and follow the instructions. Make sure you have updated to version 0.0.7.
You find the options page at this url:
chrome-extension://fikfhablannhlgejpiklhbkonjkakodf/options.html
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Changelog:
0.0.7:
- Update to manifest version 3
- Fix to make the extension work with the latest version of Chrome.
0.0.6:
-Update to manifest version 2
-Small change to default regexp
0.0.5:
-fix gcx for parameter
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
+9
+1.3%
0
0.00
30 days
+10
+1.4%
0
0.00
6 months
+57
+8.5%
0
0.00
1 year
+62
+9.4%
0
0.00
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where Search in background tab appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change