Firefox: Open Search Results in New Tab
Contributed by David Kirk 
Tagged: Mozilla Firefox Usually when I using google from the toolbar, I do not want to close out my current page. If you want to open a new tab when searching from the firefox toolbar, here are your options.
Typically when you search from the firefox toolbar, it changes out your current tab for your search results. Here is how to open that google search (or whatever search engine you choose) in a new tab.
After you input your text into the search box in the firefox toolbar, hold ALT when you press ENTER.
Yeah, ALT+ENTER will do it. Easy, huh?
If you want this to be your default way to search…
- 1. In firefox, type about:config in the URL box
2. In the filter box, paste this text:
browser.search.openintab
3. Change the value to true by double-clicking the previous “false” text.
It should look like this when you are done:
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gregory said on October 7, 2008
I changed the about:config setting and nothing and it’s driving me nuts any help out there?
admin said on November 4, 2008
I changed the configs & hit the magnifying glass, and it did NOT seem to work. However, if I hit the ENTER button instead of the mag. glass symbol, it did work just as promised. HTH
Truth said on December 10, 2008
Thanks….
graemewa said on December 27, 2008
fab tip – much appretiated
Prateek said on March 16, 2009
Bingo Many thanks sir, I was looking for this option for long , never knew it was so easy. no need to install any addons
Voila said on April 6, 2009
perfect – thank you!!
ajax said on May 1, 2009
thank you
Mike Macias said on May 27, 2009
Thanks for this it worked great! Now I can open my firefox search results in a new tab
Name said on July 4, 2009
Does not work 3,5 :(
Anonymous said on July 9, 2009
Great tip! I’ve been trying to get this functionality for a long time, using addons that are now outdated.
Works great in 3.5.
Sean Young said on July 22, 2009
very helpful – thx
5cr1pt0r said on September 24, 2009
That was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you
Flight said on November 12, 2009
good tip thanks
lawnmow3rg1rl said on December 21, 2009
THANK YOU. =]
Offbeat Dave said on March 28, 2010
Thank you! Now I can get rid of Google toolbar and free up a few mm on browsing space! Thanks!
(Working in Firefox 3.6.2 – March 2010)
Olgaorel said on October 30, 2010
Thank you!!!
Titamou said on January 13, 2011
I’m so greatful about this information. Thank you very much! You saved me of so much trouble!
shan said on April 3, 2011
Thanks for this. It works as long as you hit enter or one of the lists that pop up from google.
jasir said on December 3, 2011
i was using tab mix plus just for this one feature. well, mostly just for this. i can get rid of it now :)
james said on December 30, 2011
thanks!!!