Merlin
LoadTabOnSelect Evolution

LoadTabOnSelect Evolution

Fork from LoadTabOnSelect. Load backgrounded tabs ONLY on selection. Support session restore/favicon Support Firefox >=52 (and ESR) Ignore file:// & about: scheme and remove google search links prefix

What is LoadTabOnSelect Evolution?
LoadTabOnSelect Evolution is a Firefox add-on that allows power-users to open multiple tabs before viewing them, while avoiding auto-playing videos and other annoyances. It fully supports Firefox 48+ and includes additional features like fixing google search links prefix and blocking backgrounded tabs network access.
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Users: 10
Rating: 3.83 (12)
Version: 1.8 (Last updated: 2020-11-17)
Creation date: 2018-04-16
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
Size: 17.35K
URLs: Website
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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 25548 ▼ 89
Other rankings
#47 in resolution keyword 11 ▼ 1 #58 in solution keyword 10 ▼ 1 #140 in selection keyword 11 ▲ 1 #242 in options keyword 30 ▼ 1

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Description

20201013 version 1.8

fix incompatibility with twitter (removing onBeforeSendHeaders)

20200115 version 1.7

some fixes & optimizations. remove annoying opening from option page for no reason.

20180728 version 1.5

NEW : now backgrounded tabs network access is blocked (zero data loaded) NEW : add an option to prefetch the main page (only html. No image, no script etc...) to get the title (may fail) and favicon (may fail also).

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User reviews
Do not use this addon! What it does is hold your tabs hostage - it replaces tab address with a text string which is only understood by this addon. If anything happens to this addon - consider all your tabs gone, they will not load anymore. Even if you re-activtae or re-install the addon, this won't solve the problem, the tabs will still not load! Same thing will happen if the addon becomes incompatible with the future FF releases - you will lose all your tabs. I am writing this looking at multiple dead tabs which I can't load anymore after de-activating and then re-activating this addon...
by Shajirr, 2023-05-12
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Safety
Risk impact

LoadTabOnSelect Evolution is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install LoadTabOnSelect Evolution if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

LoadTabOnSelect Evolution has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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