# Material New Tab

> A custom new tab page using the latest Material Design Guidelines.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `mnt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kaustubh Ladiya
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-12
- **First published:** 2026-06-30
- **Size:** 2.60 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mnt/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/k4ustu3h/mnt/issues](https://github.com/k4ustu3h/mnt/issues)

## Description

A modern, fluid, and highly customizable New Tab extension crafted strictly around the latest <strong>Material Design guidelines (MD3E)</strong>. It brings expressive typography, dynamic color generation, and smooth transitions directly into your daily browsing flow.

<ul><li><strong>Dynamic Monet Theming:</strong> Automatically extracts prominent color hexes from your background wallpapers using a fast average color canvas technique to dynamically tint the entire theme seamlessly.</li><li><strong>M3 Expressive (MD3E):</strong> Built completely upon the latest Material Design guidelines (MD3E), utilizing the full power of expressive motion tokens, container shapes, and responsive layout standards.</li><li><strong>Variable Typography:</strong> Native implementation of <em><a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/a201d61d7f4fbab065ee1bc8bc43d1a74407593a45daa1f23ccba204b81edc8e/https%3A//fonts.google.com/specimen/Google%2BSans%2BFlex/about" rel="nofollow">Google Sans Flex</a></em> utilizing axis configuration controls (like width <code>"wdth"</code> and weight <code>"wght"</code>) for hyper-polished text scaling.</li><li><strong>Multiple wallpaper sources:</strong> Personalize your background using multiple sources:<ul><li><strong>Random (Picsum):</strong> High-quality photography from <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/a5b2ce77d7ab9781e7035df6474dc10e1716e50301797944cf43bd67458e24c7/https%3A//picsum.photos/" rel="nofollow">Lorem Picsum</a> with configurable refresh rates (New Tab, Hourly, or Daily).</li><li><strong>NASA Astronomy:</strong> Integrates the official NASA APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) for breathtaking daily cosmos imagery.</li><li><strong>Custom Uploads:</strong> Bypass the cloud completely and upload your own local high-resolution images.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Accessibility &amp; Contrast:</strong> Fine-tune the visual density of the UI with adjustable theme contrast levels (Standard, Medium, High) to ensure perfect legibility and accessibility against any background.</li><li><strong>Custom Widgets &amp; Navigation:</strong><ul><li><strong>Scallop Clock:</strong> A 12-sided abstract geometric clock reflecting fluid hour, minute, and second mechanics.</li><li><strong>Weather Widget:</strong> Live geolocation-driven forecast integration powered by Open-Meteo.</li><li><strong>Google Apps Container:</strong> A clean drawer component housing custom monochrome iconography representing all the Google apps.</li></ul></li></ul>

## Rankings

- #88,766 — Overall
- #76 — material

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `geolocation`

### Host permissions

- `https://api.nasa.gov/*`
- `https://apod.nasa.gov/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Access to location data can impact user privacy if misused or shared improperly.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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