500NewTabs

500NewTabs

New tab with images from 500px.com

What is 500NewTabs?
500NewTabs is an open source Chrome extension that showcases awesome images from 500px.com as background images in every new tab you open. It offers features such as cached image display, configurable update interval, options for personalization, and supports photographers by providing a link to 500px.com.
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By: olibu
Users: 13 ▲ 1
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.6.0 (Last updated: 2024-02-16)
Creation date: 2023-01-24
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:
  • https://api.500px.com/*
  • https://drscdn.500px.org/*
Size: 206.85K
URLs: Website
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This open source extension shows awesome images in every new tab you will open from 500px.

Features:

  • One out of 10 cached image is shown as new tab background image
  • A new image will be downloaded from 500px if the image cache is older than x minutes (configurable update interval)
  • Images are provided by my gallery or discovery mode
  • Your name can be defined in options page
  • Greetings can be hidden to have an even more clean UI
  • Force cache update in options page
  • Images in cache are only updated if new images are available
  • Link to 500px.com to support the photographer

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User reviews
Sehr aufgeräumte Startseite für meinen Chrome. Viele sehr schöne Bilder werden auf jedem neuen Tab angezeigt.
by Oliver Burgmaier Oliver Burgmaier, 2023-10-03
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Safety
Risk impact

500NewTabs is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

500NewTabs is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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