# Custom Tab URL

> Set any URL as your new tab page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/custom-tab-url](https://chrome-stats.com/d/custom-tab-url)

## Overview

- **ID:** `custom-tab-url`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lily Oliveira
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-15
- **First published:** 2025-07-12
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/custom-tab-url/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/lily-gh/custom-new-tab](https://github.com/lily-gh/custom-new-tab)

## Description

This extension replaces the default new tab page with a user-defined URL.
 
To set the custom URL, click on the extension icon in the browser toolbar, enter the desired URL in the input field, and click "save". The next time a new tab is opened, that URL will be loaded in place of the default new tab.
 
There are no background scripts or trackers. This extension does not collect any user data. It’s a lightweight utility built with privacy and simplicity in mind.

## Rankings

- #41,207 — Overall
- #133 — custom font
- #134 — custom feed
- #156 — customer

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/custom-tab-url)