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

(3,152)

2 new ratings

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

Creation date: 2019-07-06

Permissions:

storage
favicon

Host permissions:

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

Size: 1.59M

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

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 607 ▲ 81

Other rankings

#1393 in Tools

#2 in browser tab keyword 59

#2 in new tab keyword 49

#2 in new tabs keyword 48

#2 in redirect keyword 55

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Simple and lightweight
Allows setting a specific URL for the new tab
Meets minimalist expectations
Works effectively with other browsers (like Brave and Edge)
Enables quick access to frequently used sites

Cons

Takes the focus away from the address bar
Extension is automatically disabled by Chrome periodically
Requires a full URL format, leading to confusion for some users
Performance is perceived as needing simplification
Issues with OneDrive file access

Most mentioned

Works as intended
Should be a built-in Chrome feature
Takes focus away from the address bar
Automatically reverts settings
Occasional need to re-enable the extension

User reviews

simple and does the work that chrome should have provided as a default setting! great job

Feng William, 2025-03-01

Simple, lightweight, and it works. 10/10

Ben Schneider (bencreatesthings), 2025-03-01

i made chatgpt my default search engine with an addon, wanted to access gmail or google.com faster, so added new tab redirect to google.com which made everything complete, thank you!

Tae Su Lee, 2025-02-21

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Extension safety

Risk impact

New Tab Redirect requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood analysis details

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