My New Tab

Create your own personalized New Tab page using a custom URL or simply a plain color.
What is My New Tab?
My New Tab is a Chrome extension that allows you to create your own personalized New Tab page. You can choose to display any web page or a plain color when a new tab is opened, allowing for faster and more efficient browsing. Customize the New Tab page to your liking and make it your own. With My New Tab, the URL in the address bar stays empty, just like with the default New Tab page.

Extension stats

Users: 114 ▲ 6
Rating: 4.18 (11)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2014-01-16)
Creation date: 2014-01-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Size: 126.98K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Create your own personalized New Tab page using a custom URL or simply a plain color.

Make use of the boring New Tab page by customizing it to your liking. Display any web page when a tab is created to browse faster and more efficiently.

With this extension you can use the New Tab page the same way as before, the URL in the address bar stays empty and automatically gets focus as with the default New Tab page!

This application displays a white page by default when a new tab is opened. To customize this behavior, please navigate to chrome settings > extensions > My New Tab options. For security purposes, web sites displayed in the New Tab page will not have access to your computer's cookies or local storage.

User reviews

It allows you to set new tab to plain / blank background of your choice (RGB or hex). Thank you Dominic, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for!
by Alois Janíček, 2021-01-23

I tried it but now it changed it to NOTHING!!! This is outdated. If you still have it remove it.
by ShadowedGamey, 2020-12-08

Love it, But..."HTTPS" does not work in URL.
by Arthur Prather, 2014-04-16
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Extension safety

Risk impact

My New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

My New Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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