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.

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Firefox for Android
Safari on iOS
openBookmarksInNewTabs

Examples

Set the setting to true:

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

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