I put this together based on another very similar script (attributed, of course) I found on beehaw that forces external links to open in a new tab. Should work on every Lemmy instance by checking the header. While it uses http*://*/* as the match, it only executes any logic if the isLemmy check returns true.

Honestly, this has improved my desktop experience significantly, it was killing me before.

Hope it helps, feedback/suggestions/contributions welcome!

git link: https://github.com/Djones4822/GM-Lemmy-newTab

  • Yetix@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’m glad someone is taking care of this. My first post on Lemmy, to thank you! (I have always hated the way links were handled in Reddit. IMO the user experience was pretty bad.)