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Tab Opening

Control what action will open new tab, and if the new tab get the focus (select)
Section titled “Control what action will open new tab, and if the new tab get the focus (select)”

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  • Middle-click new tab button to open URLs or search for text from clipboard new since Firefox 115

  • Bookmarks

  • Groups of bookmarks

  • History

  • Address bar

  • Search bar

  • Middle-click or Control-click opens items in current tab.
    Only for bookmarks, history, links forced to open in new tab


Focus/Select tabs that open by these action
Section titled “Focus/Select tabs that open by these action”
  • Links
  • Diverted windows
  • Other applications
  • New tab commands
  • Duplicate Tab
  • Address bar
  • Search bar
  • Context menu search for
  • Bookmarks/History
  • Groups of bookmarks

Inverse Middle-click or Control-click focus for tabs opened by these action
Section titled “Inverse Middle-click or Control-click focus for tabs opened by these action”
  • Links
  • Bookmarks/History, Address bar, Search bar