Blank New Tab

New tab opens blank page. Respects system light/dark mode preference. Works in Incognito mode.
What is Blank New Tab?
Blank New Tab is a Chrome extension that opens a blank page on every new tab while respecting the system light/dark mode preference. It also works seamlessly in Incognito mode.

Extension stats

By: jmviz
Users: 60 ▼ -1
Rating: 5.00 (4)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2022-05-22)
Creation date: 2022-05-21
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Size: 6.30K

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Extension summary

New tab opens blank page. The background color is determined by the system light/dark mode preference. Also works properly in Incognito mode, if you allow it. In Incognito mode, the standard dark theme is preserved. No extra permissions required. Unobtrusive tab icon. Open source.*

There are a number of similar extensions, but I couldn't find one that exactly fulfilled all of the above criteria. So I made this.

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User reviews

Finally found something that actually works in incognito mode. Also works in latest Vivaldi browser:-)
by Netspeedz, 2024-09-20

Nice work
by Nick, 2024-08-24

works in incognito as well, simple n sweet
by Arvind G, 2024-08-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Blank New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Blank New Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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