Meow Met

Meow Met

Override the standard new tab page with a random cat from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's online collection

What is Meow Met?
"Meow Met" is a unique Chrome extension, designed for art lovers and cat enthusiasts. Every time you open a new tab, it displays a random cat piece of art from The Metropolitan Museum's vast online collection. Clicking on the title of the artwork redirects you to a page with more information about it. Experience the charm and beauty of these art pieces in your everyday internet browsing.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.04 (83)
Version: 2.3 (Last updated: 2016-03-16)
Creation date: 2016-03-16
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Size: 66.63K
URLs: Website
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Merlin
Summary

Override the standard new tab page with a random cat from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's online collection. Click on a work of art's title to learn more.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Beautiful artwork
  • Fun concept
  • New and playful images
Cons
  • Impedes on search functionality
  • URL displayed in address bar
  • Toolbar not displayed
Most mentioned
  • Beautiful artwork
  • New and playful images
  • Impedes on search functionality
Recent reviews
I love this, but I've had for over a year now. Please update it with new pictures.
by A Google user, 2018-08-27

Love it!!
by A Google user, 2015-11-03

I love this, but I've had for over a year now. Please update it with new pictures.
by A Google user, 2018-08-27
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Safety
Risk impact

Meow Met is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Meow Met has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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