Markdown New Tab

Take down notes 🗒️, save reminders ⏰, paste links 🔗, create checklists ☑️ all using markdown... directly in your New Tab!
What is Markdown New Tab?
Markdown New Tab is a versatile Chrome extension enabling users to take notes, save reminders, make checklists, paste links and more, directly in their new tab page. With the use of intuitive markdown syntax, creating structured and rich content becomes quick and easy. The tool also offers a revision history feature to keep track of content updates.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.33 (36)
Version: 19.7.24 (Last updated: 2019-07-24)
Creation date: 2019-07-24
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 112.64K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Markdown New Tab (v19.7.24)
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Extension summary

Markdown New Tab allows you to take down important notes, thoughts or anything else you need to jot down or paste quickly, directly into your New Tab page... via the markdown syntax!

Markdown will allow you to easily create headings, subheadings, links, styled texts, checkboxes, tables, lists, images and much more... just by a simple syntax. To get the hang of it, check this brilliant cheat sheat: https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet

Markdown New Tab is complete has the ability to store revisions of the markdown content you made, so if you ever need to look back at previous versions of your content, check the revision history!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Instant syncing across devices
  • Minimalist design with customizability
  • Efficient link management for frequent tasks
  • Good HTML and Markdown support
Cons
  • High CPU usage
  • Data loss issues
  • Initial setup issues
  • Cannot save data consistently
Most mentioned
  • High CPU usage
  • Instant syncing across devices
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Data loss issues
  • Great customization options
Recent reviews
a simply page which is good reduce distraction and also the instant editing the page with markdown format is the biggest attraction point.
by Mathew Chan, 2024-03-16

This started using 25-90 % of cpu?? what's going on? is it a virus or crypto miner? worked nicely before and awesome
by Jukka Hautakorpi, 2023-03-04

My favourite extension
by Jack Pritchard, 2023-02-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Markdown New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Markdown New Tab has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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