Compare Chrome extensions: New Tab Override vs Flowsurf

Stats New Tab Override New Tab Override Flowsurf Flowsurf
User count 2,000+ 100,000+
Average rating 3.35 4.80
Rating count 23 1,834
Last updated 2023-12-05 2021-11-03
Size 11.32K 46.93K
Version 1.2.0 3.0.4
Short description
Load a custom URL when opening a new tab. Adds on Google a night mode, zoom buttons, side pager and additional results.
Full summary

Most extensions that allow a custom URL for the new tab page do so by redirecting to the URL then attempting to focus on the address bar.

The second step of focusing on the address bar when using the redirect method was broken in Chrome 61.

This extension fixes the second step by using a new method, rather than redirecting it loads the URL in the background then injects its content into a empty new tab page.

This means there is no redirect, and therefore the address bar never actually loses focus in the first place.

Permissions:

  • Read and change all your data on the websites that you visit - Used only to load the URL in the background, none of your data or websites you visit are ever read or changed.
  • Replace the page that you see when opening a new tab - Duh!

This extension adds on Google search page results the full set of Flowsurf's features : additional sponsored results, zoom buttons, change to dark theme for night and a side pager.

You can easily identify our sponsored results with the label "Ads by Flowsurf". They are available for some countries only, please find the list on our website: https://getflowsurf.net/countries/ You can at any time pause a feature by switching it off after you click on the extension icon.