Specify window "features" to the open call:
window.open(url, windowName, "height=200,width=200");
When you specify a width/height, it will open it in a new window instead of a tab.
See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window.open#Position_and_size_features for all the possible features.
Answer from DNS on Stack OverflowSpecify window "features" to the open call:
window.open(url, windowName, "height=200,width=200");
When you specify a width/height, it will open it in a new window instead of a tab.
See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window.open#Position_and_size_features for all the possible features.
You don't need to use height, just make sure you use _blank, Without it, it opens in a new tab.
For a empty window:
window.open('', '_blank', 'toolbar=0,location=0,menubar=0');
For a specific URL:
window.open('http://www.google.com', '_blank', 'toolbar=0,location=0,menubar=0');
Videos
This is a trick,
function openInNewTab(url) {
window.open(url, '_blank').focus();
}
// Or just
window.open(url, '_blank').focus();
In most cases, this should happen directly in the onclick handler for the link to prevent pop-up blockers, and the default "new window" behavior. You could do it this way, or by adding an event listener to your DOM object.
<div onclick="openInNewTab('www.test.com');">Something To Click On</div>
Reference: Open a URL in a new tab using JavaScript
Nothing an author can do can choose to open in a new tab instead of a new window; it is a user preference. (Note that the default user preference in most browsers is for new tabs, so a trivial test on a browser where that preference hasn't been changed will not demonstrate this.)
CSS3 proposed target-new, but the specification was abandoned.
The reverse is not true; by specifying certain window features for the window in the third argument of window.open(), you can trigger a new window when the preference is for tabs.
I'm trying to have a new window opened from the extension popup, but the best I can get is a new tab.. js that would work fine on a normal html page window.open("https://website.com", "aaaaa", "width=500,height=500") just opens a new tab instead when ran from the extension popup is there some special way with chrome.tabs API or whatever..? I tried looking online but all the code I could find (even stuff specifically for manifest v3 or whatever) didn't do anything at all.
That will open a new window, not tab (with JavaScript, but quite laconically):
<a href="print.html"
onclick="window.open('print.html',
'newwindow',
'width=300,height=250');
return false;"
>Print</a>
With pure HTML you can't influence this - every modern browser (= the user) has complete control over this behavior because it has been misused a lot in the past...
HTML option
You can open a new window (HTML4) or a new browsing context (HTML5). Browsing context in modern browsers is mostly "new tab" instead of "new window". You have no influence on that, and you can't "force" modern browsers to open a new window.
In order to do this, use the anchor element's attribute target[1]. The value you are looking for is _blank[2].
<a href="www.example.com/example.html" target="_blank">link text</a>
JavaScript option
Forcing a new window is possible via javascript - see Ievgen's excellent answer below for a javascript solution.
(!) However, be aware, that opening windows via javascript (if not done in the onclick event from an anchor element) are subject to getting blocked by popup blockers!
[1] This attribute dates back to the times when browsers did not have tabs and using framesets was state of the art. In the meantime, the functionality of this attribute has slightly changed (see MDN Docu)
[2] There are some other values which do not make much sense anymore (because they were designed with framesets in mind) like _parent, _self or _top.
As confirmed in both: source1 source2
there isn't a function that works throughout all browsers. There are options for popups, but this isn't a good idea as many use popup blockers.
To reiterate the first source, it's a browser setting for each user to decide to open a new tab in the background, or not. And because users decide this in their browser settings you will get inconsistent experiences.
Try following may be helpful
<button id="open">open</button>
document.getElementById('open').onclick = function() {
window.open('http://google.com');
};
Note: You can't open tabs in the background using javascript because this is set in the user's preferences in about:config, which you have no control over. The setting in about:config in Firefox is:
It is only possible if you will be generate the Click event with Already Pressed Control Key Dynamically.
e.g. Ctrl + Click will always open new tab and stay you on current tab.
browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground=true