New Tab Changer

New Tab Changer

Load a custom web page or url in a new tab. Fast, light, and easy to use.

What is New Tab Changer?
"New Tab Changer" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing experience by allowing you to set a specific URL or local file to open in every new tab. Whether you want quick access to your email, a search engine, or a favorite website, this tool makes it possible. It's lightweight, supports Incognito mode, offers URL bar auto-focus, and provides advanced tab usage statistics. Ideal for streamlining your online workflow.
Stats
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.34 (65)
Version: 2.3 (Last updated: 2024-01-08)
Creation date: 2016-03-10
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • storage
  • browsingData
Host permissions:
  • http://www.dummysoftware.com/*
  • https://www.dummysoftware.com/*
Size: 108.54K
Stats date:

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
New Tab Changer
New Tab Changer (v2.3)
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Summary
  • Load a custom web page or url in a new tab.
  • Make new tabs automatically load Gmail, Bing, or any web site.
  • Easily setup a new tab redirect to a local file url.
  • Automatically sets focus to url bar.
  • Supports Incognito mode.
  • Fast, light, and easy to use.
  • Clear cache when loading new tabs.
  • Redirect to last visited url.
  • Advanced statistics to display a history of max and total tabs open per day.

Automatically set a custom url to load in new tabs. Setup a new tab redirect to Gmail, Yahoo, Bing, or any web page you desire!

Simply enter the desired web site url and click Save. Any time a new tab is opened, the web site you selected will automatically display. New Tab Changer supports web site urls and local file urls.

New Tab Changer lets you automatically setup a new tab redirect to a custom url.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Allows custom URL on new tab
  • Lightweight and fast
  • Helpful for removing unwanted default new tab pages
Cons
  • Requires unnecessary permissions
  • Recently has issues with focus on address bar not working
  • Doesn't always work or redirect properly
Most mentioned
  • Speed and simplicity
  • Focus on address bar issue
  • Unwanted permission requests
Recent reviews
For some reason, this extension now requires access to dummysoftware's website. I suggest to uninstall
by Christopher Demicoli Christopher Demicoli, 2024-01-10

Did not work at all. New tab is still defaulting to Chrome://newtab
by P Spencer P Spencer, 2023-11-26

Thanks for fixing Chrome. Why is this not a vanilla option in Chrome?
by D C D C, 2021-07-19
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Safety
Risk impact

New Tab Changer may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

New Tab Changer is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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