Force Safari to Open New Tabs Instead of New Windows

Posted on February 9th, 2009 in os x by jeremyp

I have always been annoyed how Safari (by default) will open certain links (e.g. target=”_blank”) in a new browser window instead of a new tab. Fortunately, there is a hidden preference you can set to force Safari to behave. I came across a post that details how. In a nutshell, you do this:
defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true

Hopefully this helps someone else out, too. I know I will be referring back to this post every time I set up a new Mac.

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