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# Three Plugins for Obsidian That Open Notes in a New Tab
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/three-plugins-for-obsidian-that-open-notes-in-a-new-tab/
- Published: 2026-02-16T07:23:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-16T07:23:34.000Z
- Description: Three plugins for Obsidian open links and files in new tabs, avoid duplicates, and provide flexible behavior settings.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: Obsidian, Obsidian Open In New Tab Plugin, New Tab +, Open Tab Settings

In Obsidian, I’m a bit annoyed by how the app handles internal links and notes. Specifically, they open in the current active tab instead of a new one. So today I’ll talk about three plugins that solve this problem.

### Obsidian Open In New Tab Plugin

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This plugin opens all documents from the File Explorer in a new tab. If the file is already open, it simply switches to the existing tab. There are no settings — it just works.

[Try Obsidian Open In New Tab Plugin](https://github.com/patleeman/obsidian-open-in-new-tab)

### New Tab +

By default, it opens Markdown files, graphs, canvases, images, audio, video, and PDFs in a new tab. Similarly, if a file is already open, focus switches to the corresponding tab.

The latter option can be disabled in the settings.

[Try New Tab +](https://github.com/Raphlette/obsidian-new-tab-plus)

### Open Tab Settings

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If you want full control over how new tabs are opened, this plugin adds additional settings to Obsidian.

You’ll be able to:

- Enable opening files in a new tab;
- Prevent duplicate tabs;
- Deduplicate tabs within a group;
- Choose whether to switch to the new tab or open it in the background;
- Manage the placement of newly opened tabs and groups;
- Change the link-click behavior logic.

[Try Open Tab Settings](https://github.com/jesse-r-s-hines/obsidian-open-tab-settings)