Custom New Tab Firefox

Custom New Tab

Every new tab opens with the search bar already empty and focused — just start typing. Displays the web page of your choice full-screen behind it.

Features & Capabilities

Custom New Tab replaces your new tab page with any web page you choose — shown full-screen — while keeping the search bar empty and already focused the moment the tab opens. No leftover text to select or delete: open a tab and start typing your search right away.

WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most "custom new tab" setups load a website directly, which fills the address bar with that page's URL. So every time you want to search, you first have to select and delete it. Custom New Tab avoids this completely: your page is displayed inside the new tab, but the address bar stays empty and ready — exactly like a fresh tab.

HOW TO USE

  1. Click "Open settings" on your first new tab (or open the extension's Preferences).
  2. Enter the address of the page you want (https:// recommended).
  3. Open a new tab — your page appears and the search bar is empty and focused. Change the page anytime with the small gear button in the top-right corner of the new tab.

PRIVACY

  • No data collection, no tracking, no analytics.
  • The only thing stored is your chosen URL, kept locally on your device.
  • Minimal permissions: storage only — no access to your browsing history, your tabs, or the sites you visit.

GOOD TO KNOW

  • Prefer an https:// page; some http:// pages are blocked by the browser inside a secure frame (a direct link is offered if that happens).
  • If a page can't be shown (for example an untrusted certificate), a fallback screen gives you a direct link to open it.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V3 Add-on Overrides new tab
By:
Pierre-Olivier TILLOY
Daily users:
1
Version:
1.0.0 Last updated: 2026-07-18
Version code:
6356411
Creation date:
2026-07-15
Risk:
Low risk impact High risk likelihood
Permissions:
Size:
15.73KB
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-28
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Pierre-Olivier TILLOY
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/custom-new-tab-ataaki/
Website:
https://ataaki.me

Is Custom New Tab Safe?

Risk impact
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Custom 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
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Custom New Tab is recently added, and hasn't been around long enough for us to gather enough data to accurately assess its risk level.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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