diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/category-menu-actions.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/category-menu-actions.tsx
index 5ac4c9e09..15de9c00c 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/category-menu-actions.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/category-menu-actions.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback } from "react";
 
+import { fetchApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/db/client";
 import { useConfirmModal, useModalAction } from "@homarr/modals";
 import { useI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import { useI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
 import type { CategorySection } from "~/app/[locale]/boards/_types";
 import { useCategoryActions } from "./category-actions";
 import { CategoryEditModal } from "./category-edit-modal";
+import { filterByItemKind } from "./filter";
 
 export const useCategoryMenuActions = (category: CategorySection) => {
   const { openModal } = useModalAction(CategoryEditModal);
@@ -97,6 +99,28 @@ export const useCategoryMenuActions = (category: CategorySection) => {
     );
   }, [category, openModal, renameCategory, t]);
 
+  const openAllInNewTabs = useCallback(async () => {
+    const appIds = filterByItemKind(category.items, "app").map((item) => {
+      return item.options.appId;
+    });
+
+    const apps = await fetchApi.app.byIds.query(appIds);
+    const appsWithUrls = apps.filter((app) => app.href && app.href.length > 0);
+
+    for (const app of appsWithUrls) {
+      const openedWindow = window.open(app.href ?? undefined);
+      if (openedWindow) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      openConfirmModal({
+        title: t("section.category.openAllInNewTabs.title"),
+        children: t("section.category.openAllInNewTabs.text"),
+      });
+      break;
+    }
+  }, [category, t, openConfirmModal]);
+
   return {
     addCategoryAbove,
     addCategoryBelow,
@@ -104,5 +128,6 @@ export const useCategoryMenuActions = (category: CategorySection) => {
     moveCategoryDown,
     remove,
     edit,
+    openAllInNewTabs,
   };
 };
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/category-menu.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/category-menu.tsx
index 80e9cd96e..69c72a347 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/category-menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/category-menu.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ActionIcon, Menu } from "@mantine/core";
 import {
   IconDotsVertical,
   IconEdit,
+  IconExternalLink,
   IconRowInsertBottom,
   IconRowInsertTop,
   IconTransitionBottom,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   IconTrash,
 } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 
+import type { MaybePromise } from "@homarr/common/types";
 import { useScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
 import type { TablerIcon } from "@homarr/ui";
 
@@ -27,8 +29,6 @@ export const CategoryMenu = ({ category }: Props) => {
   const actions = useActions(category);
   const t = useScopedI18n("section.category");
 
-  if (actions.length === 0) return null;
-
   return (
     <Menu withArrow>
       <Menu.Target>
@@ -37,18 +37,20 @@ export const CategoryMenu = ({ category }: Props) => {
         </ActionIcon>
       </Menu.Target>
       <Menu.Dropdown>
-        {actions.map((action) => (
-          <React.Fragment key={action.label}>
-            {"group" in action && <Menu.Label>{t(action.group)}</Menu.Label>}
-            <Menu.Item
-              leftSection={<action.icon size="1rem" />}
-              onClick={action.onClick}
-              color={"color" in action ? action.color : undefined}
-            >
-              {t(action.label)}
-            </Menu.Item>
-          </React.Fragment>
-        ))}
+        {actions.map((action) => {
+          return (
+            <React.Fragment key={action.label}>
+              {"group" in action && <Menu.Label>{t(action.group)}</Menu.Label>}
+              <Menu.Item
+                leftSection={<action.icon size="1rem" />}
+                onClick={action.onClick}
+                color={"color" in action ? action.color : undefined}
+              >
+                {t(action.label)}
+              </Menu.Item>
+            </React.Fragment>
+          );
+        })}
       </Menu.Dropdown>
     </Menu>
   );
@@ -106,15 +108,21 @@ const useEditModeActions = (category: CategorySection) => {
   ] as const satisfies ActionDefinition[];
 };
 
-// TODO: once apps are added we can use this for the open many apps action
-const useNonEditModeActions = (_category: CategorySection) => {
-  return [] as const satisfies ActionDefinition[];
+const useNonEditModeActions = (category: CategorySection) => {
+  const { openAllInNewTabs } = useCategoryMenuActions(category);
+  return [
+    {
+      icon: IconExternalLink,
+      label: "action.openAllInNewTabs",
+      onClick: openAllInNewTabs,
+    },
+  ] as const satisfies ActionDefinition[];
 };
 
 interface ActionDefinition {
   icon: TablerIcon;
   label: string;
-  onClick: () => void;
+  onClick: () => MaybePromise<void>;
   color?: string;
   group?: string;
 }
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/filter.ts b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87bc2c210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/board/sections/category/filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { WidgetKind } from "@homarr/definitions";
+import type { WidgetComponentProps } from "@homarr/widgets";
+import { reduceWidgetOptionsWithDefaultValues } from "@homarr/widgets";
+
+import type { Item } from "~/app/[locale]/boards/_types";
+
+export const filterByItemKind = <TKind extends WidgetKind>(items: Item[], kind: TKind) => {
+  return items
+    .filter((item) => item.kind === kind)
+    .map((item) => ({
+      ...item,
+      options: reduceWidgetOptionsWithDefaultValues(kind, item.options) as WidgetComponentProps<TKind>["options"],
+    }));
+};
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index 440a3a3b3..0be4ef5f2 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -946,7 +946,8 @@
         "moveUp": "Move up",
         "moveDown": "Move down",
         "createAbove": "New category above",
-        "createBelow": "New category below"
+        "createBelow": "New category below",
+        "openAllInNewTabs": "Open all in tabs"
       },
       "create": {
         "title": "New category",
@@ -965,6 +966,10 @@
           "create": "New category",
           "changePosition": "Change position"
         }
+      },
+      "openAllInNewTabs": {
+        "title": "Open all in tabs",
+        "text": "Some browsers may block the bulk-opening of tabs for security reasons. Homarr was unable to open all windows, because your browser blocked this action. Please allow \"Open pop-up windows\" and re-try."
       }
     }
   },