Custom New Tab URL

Customize the new tab URL.

What is Custom New Tab URL?

The 'Custom New Tab URL' is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to enhance user navigation convenience. It allows users to set their own preferred URL or even local file as the page that loads every time a new tab is created, overriding the default Chrome start page with browsing history. This extension requires enabling 'Allow access to file URLs' for local files since Chrome Version 118.0.5993.71.

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Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.54 (80)

Version: 1.1.5 (Last updated: 2023-10-18)

Creation date: 2018-12-05

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

storage

Size: 82.11K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 5092 ▼ 107

Other rankings

#2667 in Workflow & Planning

#8 in new tab keyword 47 ▲ 1

#12 in new tabs keyword 50 ▲ 3

#77 in tab keyword 86 ▼ 2

#97 in search bar keyword 15 ▼ 1

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Custom New Tab URL (v1.2.1)

4.50 (71) 102,086+

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Summary

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Chrome doesn't allow you to configure a new tab URL. It always opens its New Tab Page with a search bar and some browsing history.

With this extension, you can use the options page to store a link to a page or even a path to a local file that will be loaded when a new tab is created. It is very lightweight and easy to use!

For people who prefer dark mode, try enabling the following Chrome builtin flag: chrome://flags/#enable-force-dark

ATTENTION: Since Chrome Version 118.0.5993.71, setting the new tab to a local file requires to turn the "Allow access to file URLs" option in the extension management page. Open the Manage Extension page, find the Custom New Tab URL extension and click the Details button, then find the option "Allow access to file URLs" and turn it on.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Does exactly what it's supposed to
Allows for customizing new tab URL with local files
Simple and easy to configure

Cons

Some users experienced sudden permission changes impacting functionality
Options page may display gobbledygook on certain systems
Background image on custom page has to load each time

Most mentioned

Allows for customizing new tab URL with local files
Stopped working with Chrome update
Some users experienced sudden permission changes impacting functionality

Recent reviews

how do i actually use it??????

Lilith st. Jayne, 2024-04-19

I wish there was an option to set if I want to focus on the web page or the address bar, but it's light, not requesting unnecessary permissions, I'll take it :)

Assaf Bental, 2024-04-05

Does what it says. Other "new tab" extensions I've tried will refresh your page, so if you open a new tab and start typing a URL, your entered text will get deleted on the refresh. This extension doesn't do that, making it much smoother to open a new tab and immediately start typing.