New Tab Homepage

Name: New Tab Homepage
Rating: 3.9171 (217 reviews)
Author: Ben Basson

A very simple tabbed browsing extension that loads your homepage when you open a new tab. If you have multiple homepages, the first is chosen.

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New Tab Homepage is a minimalist Firefox extension designed to load your homepage every time you open a new tab. If you have multiple homepages set up, it automatically selects the first one. This extension offers a lightweight and focused solution for users who want quick access to their homepage without additional tab management features.

Unlike more complex tools like Tab Mix, Tabbrowser Preferences, or Tabbrowser Extensions, New Tab Homepage concentrates solely on this functionality, making it easy to install and use. Please note that if you are already using other tabbed browsing extensions, this add-on may not work properly due to overlapping features. For Firefox 57+ users, there's a known cursor placement issue when opening a new tab, which is currently being addressed by Mozilla's bug tracking system.

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Version:

0.6.3resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5725956

Creation date:

2005-05-26

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Permissions:

tabs
browserSettings
history
<all_urls>

Size:

10.16KB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-13

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Ranking

# 462 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#31 in Tabs

#1 in chrome homepage keyword 58

#2 in homepage keyword 48

#10 in web page keyword 54

#16 in new tab keyword 48

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Developed by:

Ben Basson

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-homepage/

Website:

http://www.basson.at/firefox-addons/newtabhomepage

User Reviews

Top positives: it enables setting a custom new-tab homepage with a simple, quick setup and is appreciated for its straightforward design. Top negatives: concerns over heavy permissions and privacy, reliability issues such as white pages and non caching of the start page (and Kadaza compatibility), and occasional breakage across Firefox versions.

Pros

Provides a simple way to set a custom new-tab homepage, addressing a missing Firefox feature.
Simple and effective to use.
Works immediately and is appreciated as a long standing feature addition.
Users express gratitude to the developer for enabling this functionality.

Cons

Privacy and data access concerns due to extensive permissions and unclear data usage.
Reliability and compatibility issues including white page failures and inability to load the start page or specific sites such as Kadaza.
Occasional breakage across Firefox versions and updates leading to the addon not functioning.

Recent reviews

by ma*****, 2026-06-26

Please clear URL after loading

by Fi*****, 2025-11-21

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Is New Tab Homepage Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

New Tab Homepage requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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