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Force Background Tab

30,000 users Rated 3.81 from 260 ratings Last updated 24 Dec 2024

By Yuchen Wang Live in the Chrome Web Store gidlfommnbibbmegmgajdbikelkdcmcl Search Google ↗ Last checked 7 Nov 2026, 09:50 UTC

The listing

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Force New Tab Running In BackgroundSummary from the listing
Developer
Yuchen Wang
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Category
Productivity › Workflow & Planning
First published
12 Aug 2011
Last updated
24 Dec 2024
Version
2.2.2
Size
666 KiB
Minimum Chrome
88
Languages
1 language

English

Support page
https://github.com/monque/ChromeExtension-ForceBackgroundTab
See Chrome Web Store page ↗ View its code or download CRX ↗
Users over time As shown on the Chrome Web Store
29.5K30K30.5KTracking began 27 Sep 202627 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov2026-09-27: 30,000 users2026-10-02: 30,000 users2026-10-09: 30,000 users2026-10-16: 30,000 users2026-10-23: 30,000 users2026-10-30: 30,000 users2026-11-07: 30,000 users30,00029.5K30K30.5KTracking began27 Sep11 Oct25 Oct2026-09-27: 30,000 users2026-10-02: 30,000 users2026-10-09: 30,000 users2026-10-16: 30,000 users2026-10-23: 30,000 users2026-10-30: 30,000 users2026-11-07: 30,000 users30K
Average rating
3.803.9027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct3.813.803.9027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct3.81
Number of ratings
25526027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct26025526027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct260
New version One point per check. Source: the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing.
Show the numbers
CheckedUsersRatingRatings
2026-11-0730,0003.81260
2026-10-3030,0003.81260
2026-10-2330,0003.81260
2026-10-1630,0003.81259
2026-10-0930,0003.92258
2026-10-0230,0003.92258
2026-09-2730,0003.92258
Users, 7 days
No change
since a week ago
Users, 30 days
No change
+0.0%
Rank
#3,205
by users, of 292,131 extensions
In its category
#1,077
of 49,294 in Workflow & Planning

What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first

No changes found since tracking began on 27 Sep 2026.

Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 27 Sep 2026.

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What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language

Browser features
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  • tabsRead the addresses and titles of your tabs

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ExtensionUsersRatingRatingsCategory
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About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 7 Nov 2026, 09:50 UTC; next check around 14 Nov 2026.

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Citation
Extension Tracker. “Force Background Tab” (gidlfommnbibbmegmgajdbikelkdcmcl). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gidlfommnbibbmegmgajdbikelkdcmcl. Accessed 2026-11-13.
BibTeX
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  title   = {Force Background Tab (gidlfommnbibbmegmgajdbikelkdcmcl)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gidlfommnbibbmegmgajdbikelkdcmcl},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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