MSN New Tab

Add the MSN New Tab for quick access to the latest news, your most visited sites, web search and more.

What is MSN New Tab?

MSN New Tab is a Chrome extension offering a comprehensive browsing experience by providing latest news trends, localized weather updates, quick access to your Outlook.com mail, and your most-visited websites. It also facilitates fast web searches through its robust search feature.

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By: Microsoft Corporation

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 500,000+

Rating: 3.97 (173)

Version: 2.7.0.15 (Last updated: 2023-11-30)

Creation date: 2020-08-03

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

cookies
storage
alarms

Host permissions:

https://*.msn.com/*
https://*.microsoft.com/*

Size: 1.28M

Email: bi*****@microsoft.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 908 ▼ 22

Other rankings

#2347 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 1

#18 in microsoft keyword 88

#18 in minecrosoft keyword 88

#55 in new tab keyword 47 ▲ 7

#56 in visited sites keyword 9 ▲ 1

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Summary

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Upgrade your browsing experience with the MSN New Tab extension for Chrome. Stay up-to-date with the very latest news headlines, localized weather, sports scores and videos from thousands of the web’s most popular and trusted content providers. Get quick access to your Outlook.com mail and top sites or quickly start a new web search. Add this extension and improve your Chrome experience today.

Features of the MSN New Tab include: − Trending news from thousands of the world’s most popular and trusted news sources − Quick access to your Outlook.com mail − One-click access to your most-visited sites − Localized weather forecasts − Fast and comprehensive web search

By installing this extension, you agree to the Terms of Service at: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement/ and Privacy Statement at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/default.aspx Website: https://www.msn.com Support: http://support.microsoft.com

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Some users find it useful and awesome
Some users like the MSN format
Some users appreciate the less cluttered version of MSN+Bing New tab extension

Cons

Many users report the extension suddenly stops working
Lack of customization particularly with top site links
Issues with news auto-redirection and loading
No dark mode
Some feel it turns into Bing tab rather than MSN

Most mentioned

Extension suddenly stops working
Issues with auto-redirection of news
Lack of customization
Request for dark mode
Comparison to Bing tab

Recent reviews

SoftaOfta

Viktor “SoftaOfta” Danheim, 2020-10-29

I contacted the developer and Google SIX TIMES with NO RESPONSE regarding this extension not working all of a sudden, I have had it for a year, and now, it doesn't work, checked all my settings, un-installed, re-installed, nothing. Google customer support sucks!!!

Lynn Albanese, 2023-07-01

original stopped working so reinstalled now it it only opens to a microsfot start app page rather than the MSN news page any idea how to fix this?

Joanne Harvey, 2023-06-27

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Safety

Risk impact

MSN New Tab 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 MSN New Tab if you trust the publisher.