# New Tab

> A new look for firefox homepage and the newtab page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/fx-new-tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fx-new-tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `fx-new-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Enfyna
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 206
- **Weekly downloads:** 18
- **Rating:** 4.69 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.15.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-08
- **First published:** 2023-07-07
- **Size:** 50 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fx-new-tab/)

## Description

The New Tab extension offers a simple and elegant customization for your Firefox homepage and new tab page. Key features include the ability to set up personalized shortcuts with selectable sizes and transition effects such as Glow, Rotate, and Move. Users can upload custom images to change shortcut icons or the background, enhancing visual appeal. The extension also provides real-time currency rate information for various global currencies like USD, EUR, BTC, and many others, updated daily.

Privacy is respected by using history permission only during the initial setup to suggest frequently visited sites, and tabs permission is utilized when activating the toolbar icon to gather current tab info. This extension provides an easy and aesthetically pleasing way to personalize your Firefox experience while keeping important information at your fingertips.

## Rankings

- #8,125 — Overall
- #29 — new tab
- #62 — new tabs
- #66 — news
- #116 — homepage
- #168 — tabellenkalkulation

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `topSites`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fx-new-tab)