About this extension

🚀 Remote Tab Opener – Control Tabs Across Domains

Remote Tab Opener is a lightweight browser extension that lets any secure web page:
- 🧭 Open
- 🔄 Navigate
- ❌ Close
- 👁️ Monitor

another browser tab
— even across unrelated domains 🌐➡️🌐
— using standard window.postMessage messaging and a secure local extension bridge.

🔑 Key Features
- 🟢 Remote Tab Control – Trigger new tabs and send navigation commands anytime
- 🌍 Cross-Domain Support – Works across admin.example.com → external-site.net
- 👁️ Live URL Access – Retrieve current tab URL in real time
- ❌ Remote Close – Close the tab programmatically
- 📚 Favorites – Manage URLs, labels effortlessly
- 🛡️ Secure by Design – Accepts commands only from trusted HTTPS origins
- ⚙️ No Backend Required – All logic runs locally via postMessage + extension
- 🌟 Compatible with Chrome (MV2) and Firefox (browser.* API fallback)

🧠 Perfect for
- 📊 Admin dashboards
- 🧪 QA & testing tools
- 🖥️ Kiosk / supervision setups
- 🔍 Moderation interfaces
- 🧠 Guided browsing or support tools

💡 No servers, no proxies, no hacks
— just clean, secure, cross-domain tab control.

Developer comments

Remote Tab Opener was born from a practical need I kept encountering: controlling browser tabs from secure admin interfaces, without backend logic, without iframe hacks, and across domains.

Browser security is strict — and rightly so. But this extension uses the extension layer as a bridge, letting developers control tabs securely and simply using postMessage. It respects boundaries, enforces domain filtering, and fits cleanly into modern web architectures.

I built it to be robust, cross-browser, and dead simple to integrate. No fluff, no overengineering.

If you're a developer who loves tools that "just work" — this one’s for you.

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Release notes for 7.7

A small display bug :)

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