If you’re like most people, you probably open tabs in your browser every time you want to see a new page. But if you’re like me, sometimes I just want to bookmark a page so I can come back to it later. There’s no need to remember where you left off on a page—just open the bookmark and click the “open in new tab” button. And if you’re like me, sometimes the “open in new tab” button is hard to find. So here’s how to make bookmarks always open in new tabs:

  1. Open your browser and type “chrome://flags/content-default-tabs-always-open.” This will add a flag to your browser that will make sure all pages opened in Chrome are always opened in a new tab.
  2. If you’re using Firefox, open about:config and set “browser.tabs.opened_in_new_tabs” to true. This will ensure that all pages opened in Firefox are always opened in a new tab.
  3. If you’re using Safari, open Preferences and set “browser.tabs.opened_in_new_tabs” to false. This will ensure that pages opened in Safari are always opened in the current window or tab (not a new one).

Built in Methods

There area  couple of ways to open bookmarks in a new tab which are built into Firefox and do not require an extension. Right-click on the bookmark and select “Open in a New Window”.

If your mouse has a middle scroll wheel you can just click it to open a bookmark in a new window. This also opens any links in a new window as well, and works for Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera and Safari on Windows.

Open Bookmark in New Tab Extension

This extension is easy to install from the Add-ons for Firefox page.

 

Now you never have to worry about accidently browsing away from your current page (especially if you are in the middle of composing an important e-mail or blog post!) when opening a bookmarked website. Just enjoy being able to Left Click away on all those bookmarks and watch them open up in new tabs every time.

 

Conclusion

If you accidentally open bookmarks in your current tabs instead of the new tabs that you are wanting, then these tricks will certainly make your browsing experience a lot smoother and definitely more enjoyable.

Download the Open Bookmarks in New Tab extension (Mozilla Add-ons)