---
title: "BazQux Reader: open links in background tab – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "190 users, rated 5.00 by 5 people. Version 1.0.10, updated 2021-12-04. Requests 0 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm"
---

# BazQux Reader: open links in background tab

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 190
- Rating: 5.00 from 5 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 23:46 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #51,133 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in News & Weather: #217 of 1,597

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Enables the 'b' keyboard shortcut to open links in the background tab in BazQux Reader

- Extension ID: `dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm`
- Developer: [Vladimir Shabanov](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/uff6a1cd20eaab40d88c5ee17646350e2)
- Category: [Lifestyle › News & Weather](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/news)
- First published: 2015-01-27
- Last updated: 2021-12-04
- Version: `1.0.10`
- Size: 6.47 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `bazqux.com`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bazqux-reader-open-links/dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fdfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 190 | 5.00 | 5 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

It asks for no permissions.

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 23:46 UTC; next check around 2026-10-04.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “BazQux Reader: open links in background tab” (dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm,
  title   = {BazQux Reader: open links in background tab (dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dfoegpibjpjpchgmjnmomelfnclbijnm},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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