# Metro tab

> A simple new tab page like windows metro

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `metro-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ivangurkin
- **Category:** appearance,bookmarks
- **Daily users:** 20
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.6resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-06-15
- **Size:** 269 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/metro-tab/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/paradoxfm/firefox\_metro\_tab](https://github.com/paradoxfm/firefox_metro_tab)

## Description

Metro tab is a Firefox add-on that provides a simple new tab page similar to the Windows Metro interface. It allows users to add, edit, or remove tiles on the new page, change the background, reorder tiles, and customize the color background by choosing from the site icon. This lightweight web extention provides a user-friendly experience for organizing and customizing new tabs in Firefox.

## Rankings

- #24,199 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/metro-tab)