Facebook Reels → New Tab

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2026-03-20T10:41:40Z

When you click on a Facebook Reel in your feed, it opens in a new tab instead of navigating away.

## Facebook Reels → New Tab

Opens Facebook Reels in a new tab instead of hijacking your current feed page.

### Features
- Click any Reel in your feed → opens in a new tab automatically
- Supports `/reel/`, `/reels/`, and `share/r/` URL formats
- Intercepts Facebook's SPA navigation (pushState/replaceState)
- No infinite loop — script disables itself on Reel pages
- Zero dependencies, lightweight

### How it works
Facebook Reels use JavaScript-based navigation instead of normal links,
which forces you out of your feed. This script intercepts those clicks
and redirects them to a new tab so your feed stays intact.

### Compatibility
- ✅ Facebook Desktop (www.facebook.com)
- ✅ Facebook Mobile Web (m.facebook.com)
- ✅ Tampermonkey
- ✅ Violentmonkey

### Known limitations
- May break if Facebook significantly changes their DOM structure
- Does not affect the Facebook mobile app (app-only, not browser)

### Changelog
- **v2.1** — Fixed infinite loop when opening Reel tab
- **v2.0** — Added share/r/ pattern, replaceState intercept
- **v1.2** — Initial release