Exactly this. Can we please have this feature? It seems so natural to expect this to appear in the Settings and then it doesn’t, which is just… confusing!
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Could you explain how did you get this behavior?
Hi @paulo ! If you’re a user requesting this feature, I recommend trying my plugin, Vertical Tabs, and customizing the tab navigation strategies in the settings. If you prefer the default horizontal tabs while still utilizing tab navigation features without a vertical list of tabs, you can enable the Background Mode. If you’re a developer who are curious about the implementation, the source code of Vertical Tabs is available on GitHub.
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Thank you for sharing this. However, it does not totally remove the issue. When you work with many applications and windows remembering that you need to use a different click when in Obsidian it easy to mess up. Replacing the current tab forces you to find and reopen that tab. I often have several tabs open so this can be an issue.
Still looking for this - I wish the authors could give their opinion too 
I have also been looking forward to having left-click open documents in new tabs by default.
However, when I found this post, I suddenly realized that to accommodate different user needs, we could do it like browsers do: ‘left-click opens in the current page, middle-click opens in a new tab.’ Then I tried it in Obsidian and discovered that this feature already exists: middle-clicking a document opens it in a new tab, just like in browsers. I will stick to using it this way from now on. I hope my discovery can help some people.
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Totally agree. I often fall on the same issue too. Looking for a switch button which can let users to choose whether to open notes in a new tab 
Totally agree. I signed up just now for this request.
I just want to open file I searched with new tab when I typed enter in command palette.
I need this feature, too! It’s been 4 years, come on Obsidian :D. I am working with lots of links inbetween files and it would be great if
- I can enable to always open in new tab and
- I can enable that when opening in new tab it checks if a file is already open and then it automatically focuses on that instead of opening it again.
I am aware that you can open it with middle mouse button, but it’s just better to have left click work on this + no duplicate tabs.
Totally agree.
How many Obsidian users died waiting for this useful option? Think about it. Four years…