# Speed Dial 2 New tab page

> Make your new tab page a true home for your work and free time. Speed Dial 2 is a new tab page extension with easy access to your favorite websites.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `new-tab-speed-dial`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Browser extensions
- **Category:** bookmarks,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 10,195
- **Weekly downloads:** 177
- **Rating:** 3.66 / 5 (501 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.8.5
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-23
- **First published:** 2017-11-24
- **Size:** 3.27 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-speed-dial/)
- **Website:** [https://speeddial2.com/faq](https://speeddial2.com/faq)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-speed-dial/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-speed-dial/privacy/)

## Description

Speed Dial 2 is a powerful Chrome extension that transforms your new tab page into a personalized hub for both work and leisure. With easy access to your favorite websites, it helps you stay organized and streamline your browsing experience. Customize your new tab with Speed Dial 2 to quickly reach the sites you use most, boosting your productivity and enjoyment online.

## Rankings

- #768 — Overall
- #18 — Bookmarks
- #46 — Tabs
- #104 — Other extensions
- #3 — fvd speed dial
- #5 — dial

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `topSites`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `alarms`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `*://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Pros: praised for simplicity and easy customization of dial links. Cons: widespread paywall and pricing concerns (forced Pro features, perceived deceptive pricing), restrictions on icon/image customization behind paywalls, and reliability issues like tiles being cleared or icons failing after reinstall. Overall, reviews show strong initial usability but growing frustration over paid upgrades and changes that reduce free functionality.

### Pros

- Simplicity and ease of use.
- Easy customization of links and dial appearance.

### Cons

- Paywalls and pricing concerns, including forced Pro features and perceived deceptive pricing.
- Icon/image customization restricted behind Pro (removing custom icon URLs and requiring Pro for images).
- Reliability issues and data loss (tiles being cleared, icons failing after reinstall).
- Regressive changes that push users toward paid upgrades by removing/free features.

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- [Speed Dial V2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/speed-dial-v2) — 2 users
- [Quick Dial](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-dial2) — 1 users
- [Quick Dial](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-dial3)
- [Quick Dial](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-dial1) — 1 users
- [Simple Speeddial](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-speeddial) — 8 users
- [Accelerated Speed Dial](https://chrome-stats.com/d/accelerated-speed-dial) — 1 users, 2.00 / 5
- [Bookmarked Speed Dial max](https://chrome-stats.com/d/bookmarked-speed-dial-max)
- [New Tab Speed Dial Dark](https://chrome-stats.com/d/new-tab-speed-dial-dark)
- [Dial Plus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dial-plus) — 1 users
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- [Dial Open Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dial-open-pro)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/new-tab-speed-dial)