diff --git a/loader.html b/loader.html
index b6602db..cff46b9 100644
--- a/loader.html
+++ b/loader.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       --accent: #7fff6e;
       --muted:  #6b6b7a;
       --text:   #e8e8ec;
+      --border: #2a2a32;
     }
 
     body {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
       align-items: center;
       justify-content: center;
       height: 100vh;
-      gap: 24px;
+      gap: 20px;
       user-select: none;
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
       text-align: center;
       word-break: break-all;
       padding: 8px 16px;
-      border: 1px solid #2a2a32;
+      border: 1px solid var(--border);
       border-radius: 6px;
       line-height: 1.6;
       margin-bottom: 1em;
diff --git a/loader.js b/loader.js
index 4744bfa..8581dfc 100644
--- a/loader.js
+++ b/loader.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (() => {
   const params  = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
   const destUrl = params.get('url');
+  const loadDelay = params.get('load_delay'); // seconds, or null
 
   if (!destUrl) {
     document.querySelector('.label').textContent = 'No URL provided.';
@@ -17,7 +18,13 @@
   function navigate() {
     if (navigated) return;
     navigated = true;
-    location.replace(destUrl);
+    if( destUrl.indexOf('chrome://')==0 ) {
+      document.querySelector('.ring').style.display = 'none';
+      document.querySelector('.label').textContent = 'Cant load url';
+    }
+    else {
+      location.replace(destUrl);
+    }
   }
 
   // "Load now" button — immediate bypass
@@ -36,4 +43,8 @@
       }
     });
   }
+
+  if( loadDelay!=null ) {
+    setTimeout(navigate, loadDelay*1000);
+  }
 })();
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 379d6cb..92aa7e2 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "URL Launcher",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Paste a list of URLs and open them all as tabs, with optional lazy-load on focus.",
   "action": {
     "default_popup": "popup.html",
diff --git a/popup.html b/popup.html
index da9b2eb..44189f0 100644
--- a/popup.html
+++ b/popup.html
@@ -305,6 +305,25 @@
       background: rgba(127,255,110,0.1);
     }
 
+    /* ── Checkboxes stack ── */
+    .checkboxes {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      gap: 8px;
+      flex: 1;
+    }
+
+    .delay-hint {
+      color: var(--muted);
+      font-size: 10px;
+      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+    }
+
+    .checkbox-label.disabled {
+      opacity: 0.35;
+      pointer-events: none;
+    }
+
     /* ── Focus mode indicator ── */
     .mode-badge {
       display: inline-flex;
@@ -377,16 +396,27 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="options">
-      <label class="checkbox-label" title="Each URL opens via an intermediate page and only navigates when you focus that tab">
-        <input type="checkbox" id="lazyLoad" checked />
-        <span class="custom-checkbox">
-          <!-- checkmark -->
-          <svg viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-            <path d="M1.5 5L4 7.5L8.5 2.5" stroke="#0d0d0f" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-          </svg>
-        </span>
-        <span class="checkbox-text">Wait for focus to load</span>
-      </label>
+      <div class="checkboxes">
+        <label class="checkbox-label" title="Each URL opens via an intermediate page and only navigates when you focus that tab">
+          <input type="checkbox" id="lazyLoad" checked />
+          <span class="custom-checkbox">
+            <svg viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+              <path d="M1.5 5L4 7.5L8.5 2.5" stroke="#0d0d0f" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+            </svg>
+          </span>
+          <span class="checkbox-text">Wait for focus to load</span>
+        </label>
+
+        <label class="checkbox-label" id="delayedLoadLabel" title="Each tab auto-loads after a staggered timer: 1s, 2s, 3s… Requires 'Wait for focus'">
+          <input type="checkbox" id="delayedLoad" checked />
+          <span class="custom-checkbox">
+            <svg viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+              <path d="M1.5 5L4 7.5L8.5 2.5" stroke="#0d0d0f" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+            </svg>
+          </span>
+          <span class="checkbox-text">Delayed load <span class="delay-hint" id="delayHint">(1s, 2s, 3s…)</span></span>
+        </label>
+      </div>
 
       <button class="launch-btn" id="openBtn" disabled>
         <svg viewBox="0 0 13 13" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index 0715873..05ec27c 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 (() => {
-  const urlInput    = document.getElementById('urlInput');
-  const lazyLoad    = document.getElementById('lazyLoad');
-  const openBtn     = document.getElementById('openBtn');
-  const extractBtn  = document.getElementById('extractBtn');
-  const urlCount    = document.getElementById('urlCount');
-  const status      = document.getElementById('status');
-  const modeBadge   = document.getElementById('modeBadgeInner');
+  const urlInput         = document.getElementById('urlInput');
+  const lazyLoad         = document.getElementById('lazyLoad');
+  const delayedLoad      = document.getElementById('delayedLoad');
+  const delayedLoadLabel = document.getElementById('delayedLoadLabel');
+  const openBtn          = document.getElementById('openBtn');
+  const extractBtn       = document.getElementById('extractBtn');
+  const urlCount         = document.getElementById('urlCount');
+  const status           = document.getElementById('status');
+  const modeBadge        = document.getElementById('modeBadgeInner');
 
   // ── Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────
   function parseURLs(text) {
@@ -52,13 +54,22 @@
   }
 
   function updateBadge() {
-    if (lazyLoad.checked) {
+    const isLazy    = lazyLoad.checked;
+    const isDelayed = delayedLoad.checked;
+
+    if (isLazy && isDelayed) {
+      modeBadge.textContent = 'lazy + delay';
+      modeBadge.className   = 'mode-badge';
+    } else if (isLazy) {
       modeBadge.textContent = 'lazy';
       modeBadge.className   = 'mode-badge';
     } else {
       modeBadge.textContent = 'eager';
       modeBadge.className   = 'mode-badge off';
     }
+
+    // Delayed load only makes sense when lazy is on
+    delayedLoadLabel.classList.toggle('disabled', !isLazy);
   }
 
   // ── Event listeners ────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -68,6 +79,7 @@
   });
 
   lazyLoad.addEventListener('change', updateBadge);
+  delayedLoad.addEventListener('change', updateBadge);
 
   extractBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
     const urls = extractURLs(urlInput.value);
@@ -91,17 +103,26 @@
     openBtn.disabled = true;
     setStatus('');
 
-    const useLazy = lazyLoad.checked;
+    const useLazy    = lazyLoad.checked;
+    const useDelayed = delayedLoad.checked && useLazy;
     let opened = 0;
 
-    for (const url of urls) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < urls.length; i++) {
+      const url = urls[i];
       try {
         let targetUrl = url;
 
         if (useLazy) {
           // Build the extension loader URL with the target as ?url=…
           const loaderBase = chrome.runtime.getURL('loader.html');
-          targetUrl = `${loaderBase}?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
+          const params = new URLSearchParams({ url });
+
+          if (useDelayed) {
+            // 1-based delay: first tab = 1s, second = 2s, …
+            params.set('load_delay', i + 1);
+          }
+
+          targetUrl = `${loaderBase}?${params.toString()}`;
         }
 
         await chrome.tabs.create({ url: targetUrl, active: false });