Disable New Tab in Firefox

Mozilla Firefox has a feature that allows links to open up into a new tab, rather than a new window. A tab is like a new browser window, except you can just switch to the new window using a tab rather than the taskbar. Some people don’t like tabs so here are two ways to get rid of tabs.

First you can click on Tools –> Options –> Tabs, and under the New Pages should be opened in section, simply choose a new window, and click okay. This method won’t get rid of tabs completely. When you right click on a link you’ll still see the Open Link in New Tab option.

To get rid of all tabs, including the right click option Open Link in New Tab, you’ll need to install the Tab Killer plugin add-on. After installing Tab Killer you will not see new tabs again, even if you right click a link.

I have no idea why anyone would want to get rids of tabs, but you can if you want to. Click here to download the Tab Killer plugin add-on.

Click here for instructions on installing and uninstalling plugin addons.