# Basic New Tab

> Just a dark new tab page with a search bar.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/basic-new-tab-page](https://chrome-stats.com/d/basic-new-tab-page)

## Overview

- **ID:** `basic-new-tab-page`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Donutask
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-07-26
- **First published:** 2021-07-25
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/basic-new-tab-page/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/basic-new-tab-page/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/basic-new-tab-page/privacy/)

## Description

Basic New Tab is a simple Firefox add-on that offers a dark new tab page with a search box. It allows users to visit specific URLs or perform searches using their default search engine. The add-on also supports the use of other search engines by typing special characters at the beginning of queries.

## Rankings

- #112,224 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `search`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Can change homepage settings, which might annoy the user but typically carries low risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/basic-new-tab-page)