# New Tab Tweaker

> Make a new tab your own with custom background color, wallpapers, redirection, and other tweaks.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `new-tab-tweaker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** rharel
- **Category:** appearance,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 37
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.46 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-05-07
- **Size:** 89 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-tweaker/)

## Description

New Tab Tweaker is a Firefox extension that transforms your new tab page from bland to beautiful. It lets you customize the background color and set your favorite wallpapers to display every time you open a new tab. Beyond visuals, you can set custom redirection and control top site visibility to suit your browsing style.

This extension supports a unique workaround for using local wallpapers through hosting with HTTP File Server (HFS), allowing a dynamic, randomized wallpaper selection from your personal collection. Whether you want a colorful background or personalized functionality, New Tab Tweaker gives you the tools to make your new tab your own.

## Rankings

- #18,390 — Overall
- #176 — new tab
- #200 — news

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `topSites`
- `http://localhost/*`
- `https://api.imgur.com/3/album/*`
- `https://api.imgur.com/3/gallery/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- 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-tweaker)