Remote Tab Opener – Cross-Domain Tab Automation by Francesco Ruffo de Bonneval, Belgium

Open, navigate and control browser tabs securely from any trusted web page — even across domains. Ideal for dashboards, QA tools, or automated workflows. Now with AI Copilot support via ChatGPT.

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About this extension

🚀 Remote Tab Opener – Cross-Domain Tab Control, Simplified

Remote Tab Opener is a lightweight, privacy-respecting browser extension that lets any secure web page:

🧭 Open new tabs

🔄 Navigate or reload existing tabs

👁️ Read their current URL or title

💬 Execute safe DOM actions

❌ Close them programmatically

—all through standard window.postMessage messaging and a secure local bridge.
No backend, no proxies, no cookies — everything runs locally inside your browser.

🔑 Key Features

🟢 Remote Tab Control – Open, navigate, focus or close a tab via script

🌍 Cross-Domain Ready – Works across admin.example.com → app.external.net

👁️ Live URL Access – Retrieve or monitor current tab URLs in real time

🧠 DOM Actions – Fill forms, click buttons, submit pages via safe content scripts

⚙️ No Backend Needed – All communication via postMessage + extension layer

🛡️ Secure by Design – Commands accepted only from HTTPS pages you’ve allow-listed

🌟 Multi-Platform – Firefox (v7.7+) ready, Chrome (MV3) version in progress

🤖 AI Copilot Support (New!)

You can now generate ready-to-paste scripts automatically using the official ChatGPT assistant:
👉 Remote Tab Opener Copilot

Developer comments

Remote Tab Opener was born from a simple challenge:

“How can a secure admin page open and control a browser tab — even on another domain — without breaking the rules?”

Modern browsers are strict, and that’s a good thing.
This extension uses the extension bridge as a secure communication layer, so your scripts can control tabs safely, without iframes, proxies, or backend servers.

It’s robust, cross-browser, and easy to integrate — a tool that “just works”.

And now, with the Remote Tab Opener Copilot, you can learn and generate code instantly inside ChatGPT.

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