Re-newtab
A redesigned, productive and pragmatic new tab alternative.
What is Re-newtab?
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Summary
Overview: This extension provides 19 desktop widgets, plus bookmarks manager, history manager, extensions manager, downloaded files manager and quick search function in your new tab page (so chrome will show you these permissions when you install it).
The core idea of this extension is to help user quickly find web pages that you want to open. The home panel shows links, information and functions by different widgets. Of course, you can customize these widgets. Sometimes if you just want to see a wallpaper on new tab, there is a wallpaper mode that hide all elements on the page and only show the wallpaper and a toggle button.
Version 8.0.0 (March 2023) Updates: • Remove weather widget. • Remove Chrome Apps related functions. • Upgrade to Chrome Manifest V3.
Quick Search You can use keyboard shortcuts to search for bookmarks, history, opened tabs and downloaded files, similar to Alfred.
Home Panel Home panel contains many versatile widgets(cards), like clock, calendar, recently closed tabs. You can add/remove widgets, drag and drop widget to a new position, change widget's title and color.
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Pros
- Lightweight
- Well-thought-out features
- Customizable background
- Productivity-focused
Cons
- Lacks complete dark theme
- Issues with some widgets having white background
- No setting to open links in new tab/window by default
- Issues with Google services on non-Chrome browsers
Most mentioned
- Complete dark theme
- Google services compatibility
- Customizable background
- Productivity features
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Safety
Risk impact
Re-newtab is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Re-newtab if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Re-newtab has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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