G1B

Aesthetic alternative to the default new tab.
What is G1B?
G1B is an aesthetic alternative to the default new tab in Chrome. It allows you to transform your new tab into an eye-catching digital artwork. You can customize the background color and add a branding image. G1B does not affect Google search functionality and even supports text animation with a backslash keyword trigger.

Extension stats

By: g1eb
Users: 15 ▲ 3
Rating: 2.50 (2)
Version: 0.0.8 (Last updated: 2016-10-05)
Creation date: 2016-10-05
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Size: 33.95K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Aesthetic alternative to the default new tab.

Change your "New Tab" into an aesthetic digital piece of eye candy. Does not effect typical google search functionality on submit. Use backslash as keyword to trigger text animations.

Controls:

  • Long press to set background color and/or branding image.
  • Press esc key to cancel any changes.

User reviews

Pretty cool that you can upload your own pic, but for some reason they always come out small... at the bottom right. Idk if you're still working on this but pls fix :-) really cool idea.
by Grandma, 2018-09-13
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Extension safety

Risk impact

G1B requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

G1B has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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