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Load Background Tabs on Select v1.2.8

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4.58 (19 reviews)
Prevents tabs which are opend in the background from loading until they have been manually activated once Load Background Tabs on Select

Prevents tabs which are opend in the background from loading until they have
been manually activated once

Short Demo Video:

https://github.com/igorlogius/load-background-tabs-on-select/assets/67047467/83c02d4c-5da8-453f-90f5-5ee2a5e8d60c

The inital reason to creating this addon, was so i could "CTRL+Click" on one of
my bookmark folders which contain (quite a few) bookmarks and the containing
bookmarks would open without the browser freezing or becoming unresponsive,
because i am sure my PC is a actually a potato in disguise. Since i could not
find any other addon which at the time seemed to be able to do this, i created
this addon to fill the gap.

Usage/Features

  • open background tabs (for example via CTRL+Left Mouse Button)
  • (optional) set black/-whitelist URLs on the preference page

Notes:
  1. Can/Should i trust this addon?
    You can view the source code by either visiting the Homepage/Support Site or just saving/downloading the XPI (which is really just a ZIP Archive) and then extract it locally. The Sources in the XPI should be unofuscated and unminified (HTML,CSS and JS), so it's as easy to read as possible. Alternatives you can also use the CRX Viewer Extension by Rob W to inspect the XPI sources. If you have an questions, you can also open an issue on the support site and i'll try and answer to the best of my abilities.
    If you are no programmer and are still feeling unsure, you might want to visit one of the official or unoffical mozilla communities and ask if someone there with more knowlege can take a look. Examples: https://reddit.com/r/firefox , https://lemmy.world/c/firefox or https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#addons:mozilla.org
  2. Permissions:
    This add-on tries to use the minimal number of required permissions to successfully fullfill its intended purpose.
    If you think this could be improved please let me know by opening an issue and i will try to look into it.
    More Details on the individual permission can be found here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/permissions
  3. Cost/Payment:
    This Add-on is and forever will be subscription and payment free to use for everyone however they like.
    If you are feeling generous you can send me a tip via my bitcoin address 35WK2GqZHPutywCdbHKa9BQ52GND3Pd6h4
  4. Stars/Reviews:
    If you found this add-on useful leave some stars or a review so others have an easier time finding it.
  5. Bugs, Suggestions or Requests:
    If you have any issues (for example a site it does not work but you think it should) or have improvement suggestions or a feature request please open an issue at the Support Site