Blank New Tab

Create a blank new tab without any existing content.

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The Blank New Tab Chrome extension offers a simple yet powerful way to open a completely blank new tab page. It removes all default content, bookmarks, or suggestions, providing users with a clean, distraction-free browsing experience every time they open a new tab. This minimalistic approach is perfect for users who prefer a tidy interface or want to customize their new tab independently.

With no additional features or clutter, Blank New Tab is lightweight and easy to use. Simply install the extension, and every new tab will be perfectly blank, enhancing focus and reducing visual noise during your browsing sessions.

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By:: https://yifanwu.net
Users:: 3,000+
Rating:: 4.68

(98)
Version:: 0.0.2 (Last updated: 2018-09-26)
Creation date:: 2018-09-26
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 3.42K
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 15,851 ▼ 436

Other rankings

#23214 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 46 #57 in new tab keyword 47 ▼ 2 #147 in tab keyword 77 ▲ 5

User reviews

Users appreciate Blank New Tab for its simplicity, minimal resource usage, and privacy-friendly no-permission design. It effectively provides a clean, blank tab page that aids focus. However, multiple users mention the absence of a dark mode, which makes it visually uncomfortable in dark-themed environments. Some experience conflicts with other extensions customizing new tabs, and a few note the presence of a persistent toolbar icon as a minor inconvenience.

Pros

Extremely lightweight and minimal in size and resource usage
Simple and does exactly what it promises: opens a blank new tab
No permissions required, enhancing privacy and security
Open source, increasing trust and transparency
Helps users stay focused by providing a clean, uncluttered new tab page

Cons

Lack of dark mode option; the default white page can be jarring in dark themes
Compatibility issues with other extensions like FVD that also customize new tabs
Still displays an icon in the quick-access area which some users find cluttering

Recent reviews

Any way to make this dark mode?

Yensama Yen, 2023-11-04

I use FVD and the two apparently don't work together. Also if it could change the new window page just till it creates the tab would be better cause I had to keep turning FVD back on by rejecting the change when flagged by the OS. Also the white window is too jarring in dark mode.

Tom Wilson, 2023-01-05

good job! The size of this extension is only 2.6k, which is one of the smallest extensions of its kind.

Yuhua Deng, 2020-10-24

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Blank New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.

Risk likelihood

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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