New Tab As Apps

Causes the new tab to default to the Apps view instead of the google splash view.

New Tab As Apps is available for download. It had 749 active users before it was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-07-22, and it has been downloaded from Chrome-Stats 3 times. The latest version is 1.1, and it was published 3 years ago. Be careful when installing it.

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Total download count: 3 (Only count downloads from Chrome-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of New Tab As Apps here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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 1 version available for download.

Install CRX file

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

  1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
  2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
  3. Download and install the New Tab As Apps CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download New Tab As Apps CRX file
  2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
  3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Drag and drop the downloaded New Tab As Apps CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install New Tab As Apps.

Install ZIP file

  1. Download and unpack the New Tab As Apps ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
  2. In Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions
  3. Enable Developer mode.
  4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
  5. Select the directory of with the unpacked New Tab As Apps ZIP file from step 1. New Tab As Apps is now installed on your browser.

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