Open bookmarks in a new tab by default — easier said than done
“I just want my Chrome bookmarks to open in a new tab by default.” Sounds like a trivial feature, right? As it turns out, implementing this required a deep dive into Chrome APIs, creative hacks, and a journey full of unexpected roadblocks. In this post, I’ll walk you through how I developed the Chrome extension Open bookmarks in a new tab. What seemed like a two-line tweak — turned out to be a rather tricky challenge, that required a non-trivial and inventive solution.

“I just want my Chrome bookmarks to open in a new tab by default.”
Sounds like a trivial feature, right? As it turns out, implementing this required a deep dive into Chrome APIs, creative hacks, and a journey full of unexpected roadblocks.
In this post, I’ll walk you through how I developed the Chrome extension Open bookmarks in a new tab. What seemed like a two-line tweak — turned out to be a rather tricky challenge, that required a non-trivial and inventive solution.