Merlin
Blank New Tab

Blank New Tab

Create a blank new tab without any existing content.

What is Blank New Tab?
'Blank New Tab' is a Chrome Extension that facilitates in creating a completely fresh new tab, free from any prior content. It's the perfect tool for those seeking to declutter and enjoy a minimalist browsing experience.
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Stats
Users: 5,000+
Rating: 4.65 (99)
Version: 0.0.2 (Last updated: 2018-09-26)
Creation date: 2018-09-26
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Size: 3.42K
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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 13643 ▼ 8
Other rankings
#23488 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 101 #93 in tab keyword 86 ▼ 1

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Blank New Tab
Blank New Tab (v2.1.0)
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Summary
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This plugin makes the new tab page complete blank.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • No permissions required
  • Light and open source
  • Simple and minimalistic design
  • Small size
Cons
  • Doesn't support dark mode
  • May conflict with other extensions
  • Doesn't load new tab faster than default Google Chrome page
Most mentioned
  • Simple design
  • No permissions required
  • Light and open source
Recent reviews
It takes as much time loading the new tab as does the default google chrome new tab page. It should be fster than that because it is blank
by A Google user, 2015-10-04
Good job! There is a new tab page with bookmark bar.
by A Google user, 2015-06-16
Brilliant! love the simplicity!
by A Google user, 2014-12-29
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Safety
Risk impact

Blank New Tab is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Blank New Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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