Custom New Tab

Customize the New Tab URL. Change New Tab to point to any URL or local file you want.

What is Custom New Tab?

Custom New Tab is a lightweight Chrome extension that allows you to change the new tab page to any URL or local file of your choice. It is straightforward to use, has no tracking, and offers customization options such as focus on the address bar and easy disabling.

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Extension stats

By: https://dictanote.co

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.29 (17)

Version: 1.9 (Last updated: 2024-06-03)

Creation date: 2022-06-27

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

storage

Size: 94.27K

Email: su*****@dictanote.co

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 8772 ▲ 381

Other rankings

#3243 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 4

#10 in customize keyword 13 ▼ 1

#10 in new tab keyword 64 ▲ 1

#14 in new tabs keyword 64 ▲ 1

#43 in choice keyword 27 ▼ 2

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Extension summary

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Chrome does not let you customize the new tab page. The new tab page always opens a custom Google Search page, and Chrome extensions do not work on this page.

This extension lets you point the new tab page to a URL of your choice. It can be Google.com, your company's homepage, or a blank page. It is lightweight on your browser (<50kb - compared to, for example, Grammarly, which is 36MB), has no tracking, and is straightforward to use.

Some popular choices:

Google - https://google.com
Voice In Notepad - https://dictanote.co/voicein/notepad/
Bing - https://www.bing.com
ChatGPT - https://chat.openai.com
Blank Page - about:blank

You can point the new tab to a local file URL too. A local file URL looks like file:///C:/Documents/test.html on Windows file:///Users/anil/test.html on Mac. To get the local file URL of a file on your system, open the file in a new tab in your browser. Then copy the URL shown in the address bar.

You can set the URL to an internal page like chrome://apps too.

User reviews

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Pros

Allows customization of the new tab page with any URL.
Lightweight and easy to use.
Developer provides responsive support and addresses issues quickly.
Works well with Brave Browser.
Users appreciate its functionality compared to similar extensions.

Cons

Difficult to uninstall or change settings before removal.
Requires giving permission for local file URLs, which is not intuitive.
Some users experienced issues with permissions and settings.

Most mentioned

Customization options for the new tab page.
Developer responsiveness and support.
Difficulties with uninstalling or managing permissions.

Recent reviews

Functions as mentioned. That's it. If you want to uninstall the extension, you can't just right-click and "Remove from Chrome", because it still does the same thing. Then you have to REINSTALL it and set something in the address bar and try a few times until it works with the new address. Then just clear out the URL in the address bar and click "save" and THEN remove it from Chrome. (Or just do all this before uninstalling it in the first place). SOOO annoying.