# New Tab Changer

> Load a custom web page or url in a new tab. Fast, light, and easy to use.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `new-tab-changer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ksoft
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 56
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 2.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-12-31
- **First published:** 2023-12-30
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-changer/)
- **Website:** [https://www.dummysoftware.com/newtabchanger.html](https://www.dummysoftware.com/newtabchanger.html)

## Description

* Load a custom web page or url in a new tab.
* Make new tabs automatically load Gmail, Bing, or any web site.
* Easily setup a new tab redirect to any web site url.
* Automatically sets focus to url bar.
* Supports Incognito mode.
* Fast, light, and easy to use.

Automatically set a custom url to load in new tabs. Setup a new tab redirect to Gmail, Yahoo, Bing, or any web page you desire!

Simply enter the desired web site url and click Save. Any time a new tab is opened, the web site you selected will automatically display.

New Tab Changer lets you automatically setup a new tab redirect to a custom url.

## Rankings

- #15,284 — Overall
- #39 — exchange
- #116 — setup
- #121 — new tab
- #145 — range
- #162 — news

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/new-tab-changer)