New Tab Override

Name: New Tab Override
Rating: 4.3938 (1026 reviews)
Author: Sören Hentzschel

By: Sören Hentzschel

New Tab Override allows you to set the page that shows whenever you open a new tab.

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Features & Capabilities

New Tab Override is a powerful Chrome extension that lets you personalize the page displayed whenever you open a new tab. Whether you want to use your favorite website, a local HTML file, or even set multiple pages for random display using the pipe character ("|"), this extension offers flexible options.

Key features include using your current home page as the new tab, customizing background colors, supporting dark mode, and integrating with Firefox's container tabs. Users can quickly access settings via keyboard shortcut Shift + F12, address bar command, or the tools menu. The extension is multilingual, supporting English, German, French, Chinese, Spanish, and several more languages. It requires permissions like access to browser history and tabs to function efficiently, with transparency about mandatory and optional permissions. Customize your new tab experience easily with New Tab Override and enhance your browsing workflow!

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Sören Hentzschel

Daily users:

62,657 -225

Rating:

4.39

(1,026) 1 new ratings

Version:

18.0.0 Last updated: 2026-06-29

Version code:

6317209

Creation date:

2015-06-27

Risk:

Permissions:

browserSettings
cookies
history
menus
sessions
storage
tabs

Host permissions:

https://www.soeren-hentzschel.at/*

Size:

80.95KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 283

Other rankings

#12 in Tabs

#1 in cover keyword 8

#1 in hover keyword 9

#1 in news keyword 34

#1 in override keyword 9

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Developed by:

Sören Hentzschel

Firefox Add-ons Store

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

Website:

https://github.com/cadeyrn/newtaboverride/issues

Permission Change History

2026-06-30: Version 17.0.0 → 18.0.0

Add Permissions: sessions

2024-02-08: Version 15.1.1 → 16.0.0

Add Host permissions: https://www.soeren-hentzschel.at/*

Remove Optional permissions: https://www.soeren-hentzschel.at/*

User Reviews

Users report that New Tab Override reliably replaces the Firefox new tab with a custom URL and is easy to set up, including for sites like Google. It is praised for its simple, minimal UI and being a practical alternative to older extensions. However, several reviews note performance/instability issues, occasional UI/settings glitches, and a privacy concern about DNS requests going to third parties.

Pros

Does exactly what it's supposed to do: overrides the new tab page with a custom URL with minimal fuss.
Allows setting a custom new tab URL (works with Google and other sites; usable with workarounds like Tab for a Cause).
Simple, practical UI with few settings.
Generally reliable and keeps up-to-date compared to older alternatives.
Helpful for Firefox users who want direct access to a chosen site from a new tab.

Cons

Performance issues or instability: slow or sometimes stopping after a while.
UI/Settings problems: some reviews mention a confusing UI and non-working settings links.
Privacy concern: DNS requests may leak to third parties (e.g., Cloudflare) despite other Firefox DNS settings being disabled.

Recent reviews

by Fi*****, 2026-07-05

It was very good until I discovered that it was asking for permissions like "browsing history"?!!! so I disabled it.

by Fi*****, 2026-06-30

by *****, 2026-06-12

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Is New Tab Override 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 Override requires a few sensitive permissions. 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 Override has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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