Cards

Cards

New tab page styled like Google Now

What is Cards?
"Cards" is a unique Chrome extension that embellishes your browser's new tab page with a Google Now inspired layout. It displays features such as weather updates, your most-visited pages, recently closed tabs, and your apps in a neat, card-based design. Enjoy an organized and visually pleasing browsing experience with the Cards extension!
Merlin
Stats
By: madd512
Users: 905 ▲ 14
Rating: 4.06 (64)
Version: 1.3.2 (Last updated: 2013-08-14)
Creation date: 2013-08-13
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • topSites
  • geolocation
  • management
  • tabs
  • bookmarks
  • chrome://favicon/
  • http://api.openweathermap.org/
Size: 2.04M
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Summary

Make your new tab page look like Google Now with cards for weather, apps, most visited pages, recently closed tabs, etc.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • great
  • love it
  • looks awesome
  • great start
  • must have extension
Cons
  • needs more customization
  • unable to change background
  • hideous new tab page
  • lost header image
Most mentioned
  • great
  • love it
  • needs more customization
  • Google now on new tabs
  • lost header image
Recent reviews
so good
by A Google user, 2015-06-17

Love it, but hope to see I can add my own bookmarks in a window/card or arrange my most visited sites
by A Google user, 2014-06-03

so good
by A Google user, 2015-06-17
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Safety
Risk impact

Cards is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Cards if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Cards has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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Screenshots
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