Dark New Tab

A minimalistic grey new tab page for Google Chrome. No external network requests. No analytics. No tracking. No bullshit.

What is Dark New Tab?

Dark New Tab is a Chrome extension that replaces the default new tab page with a black-to-grey gradient background, curtailing distractions inherent in the original design. With no extra network requests or unnecessary images, it uses less system resources, promising speedy load times and improved privacy. Dark NewTab provides a comfort for eyes which are often struggled with the stark white screen. Perfect match with popular dark themes, it has a user-friendly design for better, undisturbed web browsing.

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Extension stats

By: https://dandydanny.org

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.73 (67)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2021-02-15)

Creation date: 2019-09-20

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides new tab: Yes

Size: 101.58K

Email: da*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 8196 ▼ 36

Other rankings

#691 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2

#37 in new tab keyword 44 ▲ 5

#53 in new tabs keyword 40 ▲ 4

#67 in dark keyword 87 ▼ 6

#170 in visited sites keyword 8 ▼ 4

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Extension summary

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What?

A minimalistic new tab page replacement for Chrome. This empty new tab page fades from black to dark grey; easy on your eyes.

Why?

Default Chrome new tab page makes network requests and show thumbnail images of previously visited sites
Dark New Tab requires minimal system resources; everything is contained in a single HTML file; not a line of JavaScript is loaded and is lightning fast
Dark New Tab doesn't blind you with a white page; the background fades from black to a gentle grey
I wanted to minimize distractions
I want to use Dark New Tab across all my devices 🙂

Pairing Suggestion:

Dark New Tab goes well with most dark themes, including "Just Black" dark theme from The Chrome team (Google).

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Minimalistic and clean design
Good dark theme that protects against bright light
Simple functionality without unnecessary features
Does not collect extra data
Liked fade animation

Cons

Lacks options to customize animations
No bookmarks or shortcuts available
Just a dark grey page with no additional features

Most mentioned

Simple dark design
Desire to disable animation
No bookmarks or Google shortcuts

Recent reviews

Arnav Das, 2024-05-22

beautiful. Well done.

Gabriel Davis, 2024-02-03

Thank you for not making the new tab page "completely empty with nothing on it at all except for buttons which let you send the creator money", unlike a certain other extension.