# New Tab Plus

> New Tab Plus allows you to specify which website opens when you open a new tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/newtabplus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/newtabplus)

## Overview

- **ID:** `newtabplus`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Andy Bajka
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 21
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2022-08-01
- **First published:** 2022-07-19
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/newtabplus/)

## Description

New Tab Plus is a Firefox add-on that allows you to customize and control the website that opens when you open a new tab. Set your preferred website easily with New Tab Plus.

## Rankings

- #23,951 — Overall
- #175 — new tab
- #211 — news
- #247 — plug

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `cookies`
- `history`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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 low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/newtabplus)