Current situation:
I am currently browsing a page (say, ). I want to open a bookmarked page (say, ), but I want to keep the current page (Google) opened. I need to click on new tab, then click on the bookmark for Bing. Alternatively, I can right click and open Bing in new tab.
But I want none of those because why click twice when one is enough?
What I want:
I am currently on Google. I want to open Bing, so I click on the bookmark and Bing opens in a new tab. Google remains open.
I am aware of a duplicate question linked here. However it didn't really provide a satisfactory answer. Changing every link to javascript breaks the icon and is a pain to do; middle clicking doesn't really work because I'm on a laptop and the touchpad does not support middle clicking. I hope there is an extension for Chrome that can redefine this behavior to the way I want. A hidden setting in Chrome would be even better but I doubt Chrome offers that.
14 Answers
Alternatively, you could use
javascript:window.open('url')For example,
javascript:window.open(')I don't really follow on the bookmark thing you're talking about, but if you're looking for the similar function of clicking the middle wheel, then Ctrl+left click on a link. This will open the link in a new tab while keeping the page you're on active.
There are many keyboard shortcuts for Chrome and it's worth taking a look at their support site under keyboard and mouse shortcuts for a full list.
Another one you might like is ctrl+shift+left click which will open the link in a new tab and jump you to it.
3I know this question is old, but I hope it's ok if I revive the thread. Whether it's on my laptop/desktop, I keep finding myself clicking on my bookmarks and losing everything in my existing tab. No more.
I have created a chrome extension that changes all existing bookmarks and also newly created ones to open on a left click. It's already saved me quite a few headaches.
I understand that the favicons are now default, but I have not found a fix for this yet. Chrome makes that part a little difficult. I hope this extension helps anyone and everyone. Thanks!
3I use the New Tab Redirect extension.
