New Tab Redirect

Redirects your 'new tab' to an external website.

New Tab Redirect Chrome Extension

New Tab Redirect allows you to customize your browser's new tab page by redirecting it to any external website of your choice. This lightweight and minimal extension ensures that your important notes or frequently used pages are always just a new tab away, improving your browsing efficiency.

Designed with simplicity in mind, it does not run background scripts or ask for unnecessary permissions, enhancing your browser's performance. When opened, the new tab page immediately redirects to your preset site stored in the extension storage, providing seamless navigation without distractions.

For troubleshooting or feature requests, users can contribute via the GitHub repository. Streamline your browsing experience today with New Tab Redirect!

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By:: https://joshuahemphill.com
Users:: 679 -6
Rating:: 5.00
(5) 1 ratings
Version:: 1.2 (Last updated: 2025-01-04)
Creation date:: 2020-02-19
Risk:: Low risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
Size:: 35.20K
Email:: de*****@joshuahemphill.com
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 35,515 ▼ 943

Other rankings

#12792 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 13 #17 in redirect keyword 53 ▲ #67 in new tab keyword 46 ▼ 2 #99 in new tabs keyword 47 ▲ 6

User reviews

Thank you! Had to start using Chrome again and spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to do this on my own. Easy to use and no clutter or "extra features" -- bless you Joshua!

ANGELA ROUNTREE, 2025-03-27

After testing a bunch of these redirect I've found this one to be best mostly because it after opening a new tab it direct focus to the search bar allowing you to easily enter a URL Downsides are that the pop out to enter the redirect URL seems a bit buggy. The pop up was tiny (maybe a quarter inch) and I could barely enter the site name and save. Also there is a ~half second delay when opening up a new tab

Connor Smith, 2024-08-29

Simple override for Chrome's forced-default Google search bar.

Hayward Oblad, 2024-02-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

New Tab Redirect requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.

Risk likelihood

New Tab Redirect is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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