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Set ABOUT:BLANK as NEW TAB page

Set ABOUT:BLANK as NEW TAB page

Chrome does not give 'advanced options' to its customers to change basic things. This extension just sets About:Blank for a new-tab.

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manifest.json

{
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "name": "Set ABOUT:BLANK as NEW TAB page",
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "manifest_version": 2,
  "description": "Chrome does not give 'advanced options' to its customers to change basic things. This extension just sets About:Blank for a new-tab.",
  "icons": {
    "128": "icon_128.png"
  },
  "chrome_url_overrides": {
    "newtab": "empty.html"
  }
}