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Stats	New Tab Apps Page	Show Apps in new tab
User count	904	50,000+
Average rating	4.11	3.88
Rating count	35	674
Last updated	2017-09-28	2023-11-07
Size	9.38K	28.96K
Version	1.1.10	3.0.0

Short description
Replaces the Google Chrome™ New Tab Page with the Apps Page.	This extension shows the apps overview when opening a new tab in Chrome.
Full summary
NOTE: 29-Sep-2017 A change in Chrome 61 has caused the address bar's contents to become unhighlighted when opening a new tab. This causes frustration because you can't just type a search when opening a new tab. This is currently under discussion in the Chrome bug tracker, e.g. https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=763711 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=766331 I am continuing to watch the issue and also looking for a workaround. Apologies for the inconvenience. NOTE: 27-Apr-2015 This extension is NOT compatible with Chromebooks. In ChromeOS, apps are accessed via the Launcher and not via the Chrome Apps page. The Chrome Apps page is blank within Chrome, therefore installing this extension will give you a blank new tab page. See more	Make sure to use Chrome version 84+ with this extension, otherwise the automatic selection of the locationbar text doesn't work. Since Google updated Chrome to version 29, the App overview is no longer shown, when opening a new tab. This extension restores that behaviour to the way it was. Tip: the keyboard shortcut CTRL+L (Windows/Linux) or CMD+L (macOS) highlights the URL. v.3.0.0 Upgraded to manifest V3. The rest of the extension code is exactly the same as version 2.1.0. Please bear in mind that the display of the apps is handled by internal Chrome code. This means that this extension has no influence over how that looks. Fixed a bug so that the address bar is highlighted again v.2.1.0 This is the same as v.1.1.0, back by popular demand v.2.0.0 Removed for now See more