# Matrix New Tab

> This extension style your new tab's background with an animated Matrix Rainning code. It also try to help you to get a more focused browsing, displaying just the hour, the date and a greeting. Welcome to the Matrix, Neo.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `matrix-new-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** João Paulo Buchholz
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 24
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-28
- **First published:** 2020-02-15
- **Size:** 1.07 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/matrix-new-tab/)

## Description

Matrix New Tab is a Firefox add-on that styles your new tab with an animated Matrix Rainning code. It provides a more focused browsing experience by displaying only the hour, date, and a greeting instead of web pages you spend more time on.

## Rankings

- #22,497 — Overall
- #217 — new tab

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `geolocation`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Access to location data can impact user privacy if misused or shared improperly.
- 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/matrix-new-tab)