How to use Multiple URL Opener

Step 1

Pin it to the toolbar

Chrome hides new extensions behind the puzzle icon. Pin it once and it stays one click away.

example.com

Extensions

Multiple URL Opener

Another extension

1. Click the puzzle-piece Extensions icon at the right of the address bar.
2. Find Multiple URL Opener and click the pin next to it.
3. Click the icon, or press Alt + M, to open it.

Step 2

Open a list of links

1. Open the extension. You land on the list editor.
2. Paste your links, one per line. A column copied from a spreadsheet works as it is. You can also drag a .txt file onto the list, or use Select file.
3. Press Open. Every link opens in its own tab. A link without http gets https:// added.

Step-by-step guide to opening multiple links →

Step 3

Choose where the tabs open

The small arrow next to Open opens a menu with three choices. Set a default in Settings if you always want the same one.

{ URL Opener  [pricing][features][launch] }

+-- new window -------------------+
| [#] [#] [#]                     |
+---------------------------------+

• Normal. Tabs open in the window you are in.
• Tab Group. Tabs open together in one group titled URL Opener. Chrome asks once for the tab groups permission. If you say no, the links still open as normal tabs.
• New Window. Tabs open in a fresh window. Close it and the whole batch is gone.

Tab groups → · New window →

Step 4

Keep big lists calm

Opening a hundred links at once can freeze Chrome. Three switches in Settings keep it under control.

[ok] [ok] [..] [zz] [zz] [zz]   <- a tab loads when you visit it

[#]....[#]....[#]....[ ]    delay between tabs

3 7 1 5 2 6 4 8   random order

• Lazy load tabs. Tabs are created at once, but a page loads only when you switch to it.
• Delay between URLs. A pause in milliseconds between tabs.
• Randomize order. Shuffle the list before opening.

Bulk opening in detail →

Step 5

Grab links from any page

No list yet? Collect the links from the page you are on.

<a href> -> [x] https://example.com/pricing
<a href> -> [x] https://example.com/features
<a href>

1. Right-click the page and choose Grab Links, or press Alt + G. The Extract tab opens.
2. Narrow the list with Include and Exclude words such as instagram.com. Duplicates and junk links like login and share are already hidden. Untick the smart junk filter to see them.
3. Press Copy to Clipboard, Open URLs, or Save as collection.

Link Grabber in detail → · Extract URLs from text → · Linkclump alternative →

Step 6

Reuse your lists

• History keeps every list you opened. Reopen one with a click.
• Collections are saved sets of links with a name. You can keep up to 3, and import or export them.

Step 7

Make it look like yours

Light, dark, or one of six retro presets. Set your own colors and switch the language in Settings.

Light Default light

Light Dark Winamp Win 98 GameBoy MS-DOS C64 ICQ

Pick a theme to preview it.

Themes, colors and languages in detail →

Step 8

Keyboard shortcuts

Change them at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.