Google-chrome – Forbid links to open new tabs in Google Chrome

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I'm looking for a solution to forbid links in Google Chrome to open new tabs (in most cases it is a target="_blank" issue).

So, I want all links to open pages in currently active tab, not in new tab.

I tried a wide range of addons (for ex. "Death to target=_blank") and greasemonkey scripts that are supposed to remove target=_blank attribute but none of them worked.

It is extremally anoying when I want to switch between accounts in GMail or navigate from GMail to GDrive. I always get the new tab opened and I need to close last tab manually.

Best Answer

You can use a pure Javascript method:

var links = document.querySelectorAll('a[target="_blank"]');
for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) links[i].target = '';

Or you can use jQuery:

$('a[target="_blank"]').each(function() {
  this.target = '';
});

Then create an extension with it and install it to your browser. Chrome Developer Page

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Change the value of the "target" parameter to something other than "_blank" (which is reserved by the standards for always opening a new page without a name).

The "target" parameter allows you to specify a name (I recommend using a name that does NOT begin with an underscore) to open the new window in. By using the same name in other Anchor REFerences (hyper-text links), that new window that was opened previously will simply be re-used (instead of opening a new window again).

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There is an extension called OpenHere that will do this. It will add the option in the right click context menu Open in This Window. Just right clcik on the link you want to open in the same tab.

Edit in response to comment:

You can do it with AutoHotkey. You have need to download it and install it on your PC. After that just copy the code below and save it with a .ahk extension.

SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
#IfWinActive, - Google Chrome$
!RButton::  
    !LButton::  
        KeyWait, Alt  
        Click, Right  
        SendInput, e  
        ControlFocus, Chrome_OmniboxView1  
        SendInput, ^a{Backspace}  
        SendInput, ^v{Enter}   
        return
#IfWinActive

Now when you press Alt + LClick, it will copy the link to the clipboard and past it in the address bar of Chrome. Just press the button and click and release with the click and the link will open in the same tab.

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