browserSettings.openBookmarksInNewTabs

A BrowserSetting object whose underlying value is a boolean.

If set to true, then when the user selects a bookmark, it will be opened in a new tab. If set to false (the default) bookmarks are opened in the current tab.

Examples

Set the setting to true:

js
function logResult(result) {
  console.log(`Setting was modified: ${result}`);
}

browser.browserSettings.openBookmarksInNewTabs
  .set({ value: true })
  .then(logResult);

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Firefox for Android
Safari on iOS
openBookmarksInNewTabs
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 59 (Release date: 2018-03-13)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 59 (Release date: 2018-03-13)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support