Dark New Tab

Open a blank dark or white tab rather than the default browser's new tab page.

Dark New Tab - Clean and Simple New Tab for Chrome

Dark New Tab is a lightweight Chrome extension designed for simplicity. It opens a blank new tab with a choice of dark or white background, replacing the default cluttered new tab page. Features such a button to toggle between backgrounds, its minimalist approach perfects user experience. Support and donation options built-in for user convenience.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3 Overrides new tab
By: Keller
Users: 30,000+
Rating: 4.08
(24)
Version: 0.1.4 (Last updated: 2024-06-19)
Creation date: 2019-10-13
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 18.89K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Dark New Tab (v0.1.2)
918 3.92 (24)
Dark New Tab (v0.1.4)
1,249+ 4.00 (5)

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Visually appealing and well-designed
  • Provides a dark mode to avoid bright screens
  • Simple and free to use
  • Makes the browser feel faster
  • Helps reduce eye strain when opening new blank tabs
Cons
  • Includes persistent advertisement/button which clutters the interface
  • Lacks options to hide unnecessary buttons
  • Causes white flash when opening a new tab
  • Difficult to find via search
  • Some users prefer alternatives without ads or buttons
Most mentioned
  • The extension is visually appealing and simple to use
  • Grievances about the persistent ad/button
  • It's helpful for users who prefer a dark background
  • Issues with a white flash upon opening a new tab
  • Mention of alternative extensions without advertisements
User reviews
Muy linda. Muy bien diseñada.

Like an earlier reviewer said, maybe instead check out dandydanny.org's extension also called Dark New Tab (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mnjmegebbljjhpljjfjmkhgmokpmdbpo) and see if it meets your needs first. (Also like that reviewer, I have no connection to either extension; my motivation in posting this is solely and wholly the repulsion felt from this endless plague of monetized simple extensions.) So what's the problem with this extension? Not much -- it works fine, actually! So, use it if you don't like the alternatives. However, it's kind of a gross extension. Imagine encountering an extension that claims to make your new tab page "blank," "simple and clean," or "completely empty." And imagine that same extension replaces your new tab page with an impossible to hide advertisement to send money to the creator's PayPal, to be there in front of you *every* *single* *time* you open a new tab for the remainder of your whole Chrome-using lifetime. No, that'd be really silly, wouldn't it? Well, unfortunately, yes, that's exactly what this extension is. (Sure, there are more words after "completely empty," but, really? Those words directly contradict the meaning of "completely." The usage of the word is so forced.) There's no reason to require the buttons to be there. 99% of the times a tab is opened, no button is going to be interacted with except potentially the color toggle button. So, why not have a setting to optionally hide these buttons? They clash with the idea of the tab being "blank," "simple and clean," or "completely empty," don't they? Yet the support page says the extension "is so simple that it does not need any settings", as if there's not even a question of whether or not someone might desire this advertising "feature". If the extension is "so simple", then why does it need to even be monetized so blatantly (especially when an alternative currently exists)? If it were just the color toggle button, nothing would bug me much. The buttons *are* small, and again, the extension works fine. I'm only posting this for your awareness, to inform you that there is indeed another extension option that actually isn't a potential veiled excuse to have a money-making button appear on your screen several hundred times.
by marller alice, 2023-12-19

余計なショートカットが付いているので気持ち悪いし邪魔
by 西塔鬼若丸, 2023-09-16
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Dark New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Dark New Tab. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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