Change New Tab

Allows you to change New Tab page to your specific URL.

Change New Tab - Customize Your Chrome Start Page

'Change New Tab' is a Chrome extension designed for users looking to personalize their browsing experience by setting a specific URL to open every time a new tab is launched. It's a simple, minimalist, and effective tool that takes up minimal space at just 8 kB. Ideal for those who frequently visit a particular website or want to increase their productivity by having their preferred page ready on each new tab.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3 Overrides new tab
By: Simpler
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.24
(76)
Version: 3.1 (Last updated: 2024-02-20)
Creation date: 2017-10-01
Risk: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 8.57K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 7,756 ▲ 34
Other rankings
#1753 in Accessibility #58 in new tab keyword 43 ▲ #114 in new tabs keyword 44 ▼ 2

Other platforms

Change New Tab (v1.9)
525 4.22 (40)

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Simple and lightweight
  • Works as intended / does exactly what it says
  • Minimalistic design
  • Customization for new tab page
  • Helpful for users needing new tab functionality
Cons
  • Does not focus on the address bar on new tabs by default
  • Has become non-functional in recent Chrome updates
  • Some users experienced slow performance issues
  • Lacks dark mode option
  • No confirmation button when entering URLs
Most mentioned
  • Does not focus on the address bar by default
  • No longer works on recent Chrome versions
  • Needs more customization features
  • Lightweight and minimalistic design
  • Simple functionality to change new tab URL
User reviews
This is literally perfect. It does not get more simple and to the point than this. Thank you!
by Bryan Vann, 2025-02-02
程序很小，功能只有一个，就是修改你的新标签页为你要的网址，实用，美观，简单，好用。
by 陈小布, 2025-01-11
Perfect, it just works.
by Vermeer G, 2024-12-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Change New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
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Risk likelihood

Change New Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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