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Tab Positioner

FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Choose where tabs appear, and which tab is focused when others disappear.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
+0.02 in 30 days
Ratings
19
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#24K
#20K among extensions
Version
v0.4.3.105-2e63ed73
updated 15 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 15 months
05001,000Jul 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 15 months
01019Jul 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 19 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 Tab Positioner

OPEN SOURCE • NO ADS • NO TRACKING Tabs open with flair, close with care — you're the one who steers them where. Tab Positioner lets you customize the position of new tabs and control which tab becomes active after you close one. Notice: * Enabling two or more similar tab-controlling extensions simultaneously may cause compatibility issues. Features: * New Tab Position: Decide where new tabs open. * Link Tab Position: Set different rules for tabs opened from links in the foreground or background. * Popup Position: Open popups as tabs, following the same rules as links. (Experimental) * Tab Activation: Choose which tab gets focus after you close one. * Sync Settings: Your tab position preferences sync across all your devices with Chrome's built-in sync feature. * Dark Mode: The extension automatically matches Chrome's dark mode. Permissions: * The "Read your browsing history" permission is used solely to detect whether a newly opened tab is the default blank New Tab (chrome://newtab) in order to enable the extension's features. No other browsing history is collected, requested, or accessed. Changelog: - v0.4.3: Fixed an issue where popups were not opening in the correct position when configured to open as background tabs. - v0.4.2: Added a new experimental feature to open popups as tabs. - v0.4.1: Improved robustness when re-enabling the extension after it has been disabled, and refined i18n text on the settings page. - v0.4.0: Added support for a new setting to control foreground link position, and multiple languages including German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, and Chinese (Simplified/Traditional). - v0.3.7: Fixed an issue by adjusting the tooltip font size for better readability. - v0.3.6: Refined the user interface by updating CSS colors to align with Material Design specifications. - v0.3.5: Corrected a bug related to tab creation when the background service worker was restored from an inactive state. - v0.3.4: Enhanced the user experience with clearer UI text and new optional tooltips for settings. - v0.3.3: Introduced the ability to configure tab batch processing thresholds at runtime. - v0.3.2: Improved extension reliability by enabling a persistent background service worker. - v0.3.1: Added an internal version variable for better debugging and release management. - v0.3.0: Boosted performance by caching tab information and settings in the background worker. - v0.2.7: Updated the extension description and various in-app messages for improved clarity. - v0.2.6: Improved the logic for updating the index of recently used tabs. - v0.2.5: Refactored internal code for more stable and reliable settings synchronization. - v0.2.4: Fixed several critical bugs related to using the extension across multiple browser windows. - v0.2.3: Corrected an issue with loading the extension's configuration on browser startup. - v0.2.2: Internal improvements to the release process. - v0.2.1: Deployed a hotfix to correct the positioning of newly created tabs. - v0.2.0: Added initial support for intelligently activating the correct tab after another one is closed. - v0.1.2: Refactored the core tab-moving logic to be more robust and prevent errors. - v0.1.1: Fixed a bug related to internal variable context. - v0.1.0: Initial public release. Source Code: https://github.com/huangyxi/tab-positioner If you notice any functional or translation issues in the extension, please [open an issue](https://github.com/huangyxi/tab-positioner/issues/new) or [submit a pull request](https://github.com/huangyxi/tab-positioner/pulls). Contributions are always welcome!

Growth

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7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%+1+0.02
6 months0+0.0%+6+0.17
1 year+616+160.4%+13+0.30

Version history

15 versions recorded
v0.4.3.105-2e63ed7315 Jun 2026
v0.4.3.66-aa7171c118 Jan 2026
v0.4.2.44-bc3297976 Nov 2025
v0.4.2.31-d65ec61920 Aug 2025
v0.4.1.14-1296884815 Aug 2025
v0.4.0.0-de5503d213 Aug 2025
v0.3.7.38-6bfca42e11 Aug 2025
v0.3.3.23-4ad93d3f8 Aug 2025

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
22 Jul 2025
Size
37 KB
Languages
de, en, es, fr, it, uk, zh-CN, zh-TW
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
hyxi.dev
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ejlekdhgfefgeoobnnfgmafagedicagj

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
storagetabs

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