Link Control

Chrome Web Store

by yikeware

v1.2.3 Updated Jun 26, 2025 16.25KiB

CWS

Users

★ 3.95

20 reviews

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Description

Link Control gives you the power to decide how links open in your browser, helping you to ensure a consistent and uncluttered browsing experience. Always Open Links in the Same Tab: Prevent websites like eBay and Etsy from opening new tabs with every product click. Enable this option to keep your browsing streamlined in a single tab. Always Open Links in a New Tab: If you prefer to open each link in a new tab, this feature is perfect for you. It’s ideal for research, comparison shopping, or simply keeping your main tab uncluttered. Customisable Behaviour for Specific Websites: Conveniently configure how links open on individual websites according to your preferences, giving you complete control. ***PLEASE NOTE*** The extension cannot change the behaviour of links for every website as there are many methods that sites can use which prevent the functionality. Please report any sites where Link Control is not working using the Contact Us button in the extension - we will investigate and attempt to fix.

Reviews (8 cached)

Last 12 months

★☆☆☆☆2025-11-18

Mobile Phone7531

does not work on youtube

★☆☆☆☆2025-06-03

Eric Liu

Tried it on youtube and google, doesnt work at all

★★☆☆☆2022-12-07

Poe

Didn't create new tabs on any combination of settings. The interface was nice and professional looking so I gave it 2 stars.

★★★☆☆2025-07-23

Mahmood Gamal

yeah but I want tabs to open in the background tho

★★★☆☆2024-02-09

cooper beaman

This extension used to work, but now it appears to have stopped. For example, a new tab now opens when clicking a different google account to switch to it on a google app page, despite link control global or site settings set to open in same tab. Back to the original drag to url bar method 🤦🏻‍♂️

★★★☆☆2024-01-05

Gregory Gardner

Was hoping it give control over external links (such as bookmarks placed on a PC's desktop), but seems they're not supported.

★★★☆☆2023-05-30

Enas Awad

It works with many sites but doesn't work with temu.com.

★★★☆☆2022-12-20

1030 Rassal Kumar

It works well for simple tab management but found it difficult to use with 20+ tabs open. I switched to Findr because it had features for extensive tab management and let me search for my used links saving me a lot of time. Worth a shot. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/findr-find-documents-mana/hbgjcippdhmfpkpfcnpimempnkimhein