Blank New Tab
Displays a blank page when opening a new tab in Chrome.
Blank New Tab is a Chrome extension that replaces the default new tab page with a blank page, providing a clean and distraction-free start for your browsing sessions.
Manifest V2 Overrides new tab
Size: 4.16K
Full description: See detailed description
Source: Chrome Web Store
Updated: a day ago
User reviews
Does "what it says on the box". Nice touch is the ability to change the colour of the new tab background, not necessary, but nice.
by A Google user, 2014-06-20
Extension safety
Risk impact
Blank New Tab requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
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Risk likelihood
Blank New Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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