Desktop New Tab

New tab extension which gives you the ability to customize your new tab page default appearance to look like a computer desktop page
What is Desktop New Tab?
Desktop New Tab is a Chrome extension designed to transform the appearance of your new tab page into a computer desktop. It offers numerous features like customizable backgrounds, quick shortcuts to favorite websites, folder organization, password protection, and more.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-02-10 due to Chrome Web Store policy violation
Users: 79
Rating: 3.50 (4)
Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2022-05-04)
Creation date: 2021-11-09
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very high risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • *://*.desktoptab.com/*
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
Size: 1.49M

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Extension summary

Customize your new tab page to your unique taste with Desktop New Tab! Add some flavor to your experience with Google chrome browser by making your new tab page look sweet, cozy, and less-boring.

Okay, hope I have got your attention? Let’s start again. You remember working or browsing, how common your new tab page looks, and how you’ll have to go to your history to recall that last important website you just visited? Or the stress you go through, just to access incognito or private browsing in the browser’s settings. Well, Desktop New Tab got you fully covered. Relax and grab a bite, let’s take a tour on how you can browse less-stressfully!

Desktop New Tab is a new tab page extension built for Google Chrome browser. The main purpose is to transform the appearance of your Chrome new tab page from the normal default look to a more comfortable and creative look. Desktop New Tab Extension changes your default Chrome new tab page to look like a computer desktop page. At the same time, giving you access to lots of cool features and functions. Briefly, let’s look at these amazing functions, shall we?

What to Expect from this Extension? ✔ Access to lots of numerous amazing beautiful background images. In addition to Live wallpaper images for your screensaver or wallpaper.

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User reviews

It's pretty good. But I tried to add a custom background and there is a setting to upload one. So I uploaded it and it showed up, but then the screen refreshed and the background turned grey. Overall, I like it. 👍
by Hajira Farooq, 2021-11-18

i don't like sorry
by Sebas Rojas, 2021-11-13

really nice new page i would give it 5 stars if it had grid alignment for icons
by Louay Ghanney, 2021-11-12
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Desktop New Tab requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Desktop New Tab is very likely to contain malware and should not be trusted. Avoid installing.

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