Control where new tabs open (first/last/left/right of current), activation after closing, and focus. URL rules; sort via Alt+T/U.
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1.2.1
updated 12 Oct 2026
About Tab Position Controller
Take precise control of where new tabs open in Chrome — a reliable alternative to Tab Position Customizer and TabsPlus, which often put tabs in the wrong place.
■ New tab position
Always first / Always last / Left of the current tab / Right of the current tab / Chrome default.
Also applies to tabs without an opener, such as Ctrl+T and the New Tab button.
■ After closing a tab
Choose what gets activated: First / Last / Left / Right / Recently used order / The tab that opened it / Chrome default.
Focus is only steered when you close the active tab — closing background tabs never interrupts you.
■ New tab activation
Force tabs opened by links, window.open, or duplicated tabs to load in the foreground or in the background.
■ URL rules
Customize any of the above per URL. Supports * wildcards, matches both the new tab's URL and the opener page's URL; the first matching rule wins.
■ Tab sorting shortcuts
Alt+T sorts the current window's tabs by title, Alt+U by URL.
Pinned tabs always stay first, and tab groups are never split apart.
■ More
The UI follows your browser's language automatically (English / 简体中文 / 繁體中文).
Fully local: no network requests, no analytics, no tracking, no data collection.