Clear New Tab

Remove everything from the new tab page while keeping your theme background, or use any image, GIF, or video as a custom wallpaper.

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Clear New Tab - Custom Backgrounds for Chrome

"Clear New Tab" is a Chrome extension that transforms your new tab page into a blank canvas while maintaining your theme background. You can select from your own images, GIFs, or videos, cycle through different backgrounds, choose a random solid color, or schedule backgrounds. The extension enhances your browsing experience with minimal distractions, allowing web searches to be done from the address bar. Discover a cleaner and more personalized new tab experience today.

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Extension stats

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Users: 40,000+

Rating: 4.60

(288)

Version: 6.10.0 (Last updated: 2025-01-06)

Creation date: 2020-01-20

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

storage
alarms
management
offscreen

Host permissions:

https://clients2.google.com/*
https://clients2.googleusercontent.com/*

Size: 2.42M

Email: lo*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 3,896 ▲ 27

Other rankings

#30 in Functionality & UI ▲ 1

#15 in new tab keyword 47 ▲ 3

#22 in new tabs keyword 40 ▲ 1

#38 in custom background keyword 24 ▼ 1

#43 in search bar keyword 15 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Clear New Tab (v5.10.2)

4.87

(15) 133

Clear New Tab (v6.10.0)

4.50

(23) 8,639+

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Extension summary

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Want a blank new tab and nothing more? Try this extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/odjfoclbnmllekbhpbgopiiaelcpeimb

🌄 Theme background When Clear New Tab is installed and "Theme background" mode is selected, the backgrounds of themes you install from the Chrome Web Store will automatically download and appear in the new tab. If the theme background appears too large or small, you can fix it by setting "Background size" to "Cover the screen."

🖼️ Your own background Upload your own background (image, GIF, or video) or choose a custom color to display in the new tab page.

🔁 Cycle through different backgrounds Clear New Tab can cycle through your backgrounds, showing a different one each time you open a new tab.

🎨 Random solid color Display a randomly generated solid color background each time you open a new tab.

📅 Schedule a background

User reviews

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Pros

Customization options for new tab backgrounds
Simplistic and clean interface
Excellent privacy settings
Works as advertised with no complex setup
Allows hiding of the bookmarks bar

Cons

Background image scaling issues
Unaesthetic blank space when window size changes
GIFs do not fit the page properly

Most mentioned

Customization of new tab backgrounds
Simplicity and ease of use
Functionality as described with no extra bloat
Ability to hide the search bar

User reviews

very nice

chris, 2025-01-10

Man, It's Too 'Perfect' And Prob This Is The Best Extension.

Faiz YouTube, 2024-12-31

love it, i am a graphic artist , its nice to use my own graphics.. nothing shows except for my picture .. no search , no bookmarked pages .. finally found a theme just for me !