Open Tabs Next to Current

Open Tabs Next to Current

Open Tabs Next to Current is a Chrome extension that changes the behavior of opening new tabs. When you open a new tab, it will open next to the currently active tab instead of at the end.
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Open Tabs Next to Current

A Chrome extension that alters the behavior of opening new tabs, positioning them adjacent to the current active tab rather than appending them to the bottom.

What is Open Tabs Next to Current?

Open Tabs Next to Current is a simple but useful Google Chrome extension that modifies the behavior of opening new tabs. By default in Chrome, when you open a new tab (either by clicking the + button or using keyboard shortcuts), the new tab opens at the end of your current tab strip.

This extension makes it so that new tabs instead open right next to your currently active tab. So if you have 5 tabs open and are on the 3rd tab, if you open a new tab it will open as the 4th tab, shifting all tabs after it over by one.

This places new tabs near the context of what you're currently viewing, which for many people feels more natural and makes new tabs easier to get to. No longer do you have to click through all your other tabs just to get to that new one you just opened.

The extension has customizable keyboard shortcuts for opening new tabs to the left or right of the current tab, and also has options for automatically grouping similar tabs next to each other. It's highly customizable to fit your tab opening workflow.

Open Tabs Next to Current Features

Features

  1. Opens new tabs next to the current tab instead of at the end
  2. Customizable via options to open new tabs in different positions
  3. Works across multiple Chrome windows
  4. Lightweight extension with minimal impact on performance

Pricing

  • Free

Pros

Makes tab organization easier by keeping related tabs together

Saves time compared to dragging newly opened tabs next to current tab

Helps reduce tab clutter by preventing long rows of tabs

Easy to install and configure

Cons

May take some time to get used to new tab opening behavior

Lacks ability to reopen closed tabs next to current tab

Occasional minor glitches with tab positioning

Only available as Chrome extension


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