Open browser tabs on active desktop/workspace

This is an extension which utilizes D-Bus message bus on Linux desktop to handle opening of web links on the active workspace/desktop, instead of browser default, which is usually the last window on which a new tab was opened.

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It consists of:

• browser extension,
• browser native messaging program,
• Gnome extension to handle window management,
• xdg handler program for web links,
• desktop file to allow setting the handler as "default browser"

Initial implementation is made for Firefox and Gnome on wayland, but it is possible to make it work with other Wayland and X11 desktop environments while keeping most parts shared.

Setup guide

Until I provide proper packaging, you have to set it up manually:

• Copy browser-extension/lv.janhouse.tabinworkspace.json to ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/ and adjust the path in it to tab-in-workspace-service.js.
• Install Browser extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-on-active-desktop/
• Install gnome-shell extension from extensions site: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/6133/open-browser-tabs-on-active-workspace/
• Copy gnome-extension/tab-in-workspace.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications/ and adjust the path in it to xdg-browser-proxy.js
• Set tab-in-workspace as the default browser in ~/.config/mimeapps.list:

[Added Associations]
x-scheme-handler/http=tab-in-workspace.desktop;firefox.desktop;
x-scheme-handler/https=tab-in-workspace.desktop;firefox.desktop;
[Default Applications]
x-scheme-handler/http=tab-in-workspace.desktop
x-scheme-handler/https=tab-in-workspace.desktop

Privacy policy

This extension does not collect or store any personal data.