New Tab

Inspiration

Annoyance at some interactive browser elements not allowing open in new tab.

What it does

It allows for the creation of new tabs from links/elements, regardless of what element you click.

How we built it

We treat the click as a normal click, duplicate the new tab that is launched by the action, and then go back to previous page on the current tab. This essentially replicates launching something in a new tab.

Challenges we ran into

Learning the intricacies of JS web development.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Building the extension

What we learned

We learned how to build a basic browser extension.

What's next for New Tab

None, we accomplished the limited goals we had

Built With

• chrome.extension
• chrome.tabs
• javascript