New Tab Redirect

Allows a user to provide the URL of the page that loads in a new tab.

New Tab Redirect - Customize Your New Tab Page

'New Tab Redirect' is a user-friendly Chrome extension, designed to enhance your browsing experience. It permits users to modify the default new tab page to a chosen URL or local file. This ensures you have complete control over your browsing. Conveniently, the redirect function offers a range of options, including popular URLs, chrome's about pages, or you can insert your own preferred address. However, this extension is solely for new tabs, not homepages.

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By: Jim Schubert

Users: 700,000+

Rating: 4.05

(3,147)

1 new ratings

Version: 3.1.6 (Last updated: 2023-10-25)

Creation date: 2019-07-06

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

storage
favicon

Host permissions:

file:///
file://
*://*

Size: 1.59M

Email: ja*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 676 ▼ 19

Other rankings

#1374 in Tools ▼ 23

#2 in new tabs keyword 48

#2 in redirect keyword 53

#3 in new tab keyword 44

#3 in tab keyword 81

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Extension summary

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Allows you to change the new tab page to the New Tab Redirect app page, or a custom URL of your choice!

Choose from chrome's about pages, NewTab, Extensions, Downloads, History, a few popular URLs, or provide your own. Your custom tab can also be a local file, allowing you to create your own new tab page. Saving blank text will cause your new tab to be about:blank.

Files can begin with: file:\, file://, and file:///

Important: This is not meant to replace your homepage, only new tabs. If your browser is set to load the New Tab page as your homepage, there may be odd consequences.

Note: Because this extension perform a "redirect", I have no control over address bar highlighting or focus.

Report Bugs

https://github.com/jimschubert/NewTab-Redirect/issues

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Allows users to set a custom page for new tabs.
Works well for opening specific files, including those on OneDrive.
Easy to use and meets minimalist expectations.
Functions as intended for many users, effectively replacing the default Google new tab page.

Cons

Sometimes disabled automatically by Chrome.
Requires a complete URL string for it to work properly, which can confuse users.
Some users report functionality issues needing administrative permissions.

Most mentioned

Functionality to customize new tab pages.
Issues with Chrome automatically disabling the extension.
Confusion around URL formatting necessary for proper operation.

User reviews

【良いところ】・ファイルが開ける。（OneDriveのファイルでも問題なし。）　　URLは以下を指定。　　　file://C:\Users\*（ユーザーID）\OneDrive\ドキュメント\*（フォルダ名、ファイル名）.txt ・新しいタブで指定のページを開ける。 2024/11/29更新更新前は以下。【悪いところ】・OneDriveのファイルが開かない。（タブでそのURLを叩くと開くからURLは間違っていない。）　→訂正…拡張機能の管理　から　ファイルの URL へのアクセスを許可する　が無効になっていることが原因だった。