New Tab from Location Bar
Opens new tabs from the location bar, by conditions.
New Tab from Location Bar: Firefox Add-on
New Tab from Location Bar is a practical Firefox add-on enabling users to open new tabs directly from the location bar. It provides the freedom to open any operation in the location bar in a new tab. Also, it offers the feature of opening new tabs as 'children' of the current tab if the URI is a part of the website being browsed in the existing tab. Note: Not essential for Firefox 60 and later versions.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: Piro (piro_or)
Rating: 4.71
(92)
Weekly download count: 26
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- storage
- tabs
- webNavigation
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
Size: 20.38K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- Works as advertised and does exactly what it claims to do.
- Essential for opening links in new tabs from history and bookmarks toolbar effectively.
- Highly useful for users who work with multiple tabs and need to control link behavior.
- User-friendly, provides functions not natively available in Firefox.
Cons
- Can cause issues with multiple tabs being opened when searching from the address bar.
- Some users find it overrides the Home Button functionality without options to customize.
- Considered somewhat redundant or unnecessary with newer Firefox features, as mentioned by some users.
Most mentioned
- Opens links in a new tab from the address bar and bookmarks/history effectively.
- Users had to configure settings in Firefox without this add-on, leading to frustration.
- Some users expressed the need for customization options for the Home Button functionality.
User reviews
by 敬念法轮大法好远离疫情, 2025-02-15
Through this add-on, searching from the address bar opens search results in two of the same tabs.
by Tubelerczyk, 2023-04-26
Add-on safety
Risk impact
New Tab from Location Bar requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood
New Tab from Location Bar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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