# Markdown New Tab

> Take down notes 🗒️, save reminders ⏰, paste links 🔗, create checklists ☑️ all using markdown... directly in your New Tab!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/markdown-new-tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/markdown-new-tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `markdown-new-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mihir Chaturvedi (plibither8)
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 45
- **Rating:** 4.83 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 19.7.24
- **Last updated:** 2019-07-24
- **First published:** 2019-07-01
- **Size:** 116 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/markdown-new-tab/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/plibither8/markdown-new-tab](https://github.com/plibither8/markdown-new-tab)

## Description

Markdown New Tab is a powerful Chrome extension that transforms your new tab page into a versatile note-taking tool using markdown syntax. Easily jot down notes, write reminders, paste links, and create checklists with simple markdown formatting. This extension supports headings, links, styled text, checkboxes, tables, lists, and images, making organizing your thoughts effortless.

Additionally, Markdown New Tab features a revision history function that stores previous markdown versions, allowing you to review or restore your earlier content whenever needed. Enhance your productivity and stay organized by turning your new tab into a markdown-enabled workspace.

## Rankings

- #16,845 — Overall
- #176 — new tab
- #202 — news

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/markdown-new-tab)