More about Death To _blank and how to use it

Death To _blank

Have you ever clicked on a link and experienced an increase in tabs? By removing the _blank attribute, which causes links to open in a new tab, from your website, you can eliminate this phenomenon and clean up your tabs.
This extension is a ported version of the "Death To _blank" extension as a Safari extension. The code of this extension is used under agreement with the developer.
※ Attributes other than _blank, which has the effect of opening a new tab, will also work.

This extension has the following features

Prevent tabs from increasing automatically on Safari
Easily turn extensions on and off from the toolbar
Support shortcut apps and set actions
Turn extensions on and off from Siri

Supported Platforms

OS	Version
iOS	17 ~
iPadOS	17 ~
visionOS	1 ~
macOS	14(Sonoma) ~

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Notice

Today I am very pleased to announce that I am deploying the following Safari extensions for visionOS.
・Uncheck X
・Death To _blank
・Word Filter X

They have now been tested on actual devices and will be available for download from the Vision Pro release.
— いろいろ(Iroiro) (@IroIro1234work) August 16, 2023

Death to _blank is newly available on iOS, and those who use the macOS version are encouraged to use it.https://t.co/hKs5GnyeWX
— いろいろ(Iroiro) (@IroIro1234work) October 3, 2023

How to Activate and Configure

See how to activate and configure Safari extensions.

Toolbar Buttons

You can temporarily disable the extension by clicking or tapping the button on the toolbar.

Click the icon on the toolbar

There is an icon on the Safari toolbar. You can turn this extension on and off by clicking on this icon.

Toolbar button display and extension status

If the extension is on, a skull mark icon is displayed. If the extension is off, an icon with a prohibition mark is displayed above the skull mark.