Custom New Tab Background

Set a custom new tab background or wallpaper. Just that, nothing else. Make sure the image is smaller than 5 MB

What is Custom New Tab Background?

The 'Custom New Tab Background' is a Chrome extension designed for users seeking personalization. It lets users select any image smaller than 5 MB as their new tab page background, thus providing a unique browsing experience.

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Extension stats

By: Subash Pathak

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.77 (47)

Version: 1.0.4 (Last updated: 2021-04-15)

Creation date: 2019-04-10

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides new tab: Yes

Size: 249.86K

Email: su*****@subash.me

Ranking

# 8742 ▼ 38

Other rankings

#439 in Functionality & UI ▼ 1 #1 in custom background keyword 23 #5 in background keyword 24 #52 in new tabs keyword 41 ▲ 6 #89 in new tab keyword 44

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Extension summary

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Set a custom background image or wallpaper on new tab page. Icon by lexacahyani from the Noun Project

User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use and fast
Allows customization of the new tab background
Removes the Google Doodle
Respectful of user privacy
Simple and clean interface

Cons

Removes bookmarks bar from new tabs
Google search bar disappears
URL for wallpaper images can be excessively long
Flicker of white before wallpaper is displayed
File size limit of 5MB is restrictive

Most mentioned

Removes Google Doodle
Customizable background
User-friendly
Disables Google search bar
Bookmarks access via keyboard shortcut

Recent reviews

I needed this to get rid of the wallpaper that came with the theme, which I installed for tab and top bar colors. Unfortunately this extension also removes bookmarks bar from new tab, and I need the bar only on new tabs, so this extension isn't a good fit for me.

poiasd, 2024-08-25

- 5 mb isn't much for a PNG - It removes buttons from the new tab, so you can't just click on usual websites you go to from New Page with this extension.