# xkcd New Tab

> Displays the latest xkcd comic in your new tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/xkcd-new-tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/xkcd-new-tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `xkcd-new-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** trustworthyginger
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 18
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-12-20
- **First published:** 2019-09-02
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xkcd-new-tab/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/chr1s-b](https://github.com/chr1s-b)

## Description

xkcd New Tab is a Firefox add-on that displays the latest xkcd comic in your new tab. Stay entertained and up-to-date with the popular webcomic by having the newest comic at your fingertips every time you open a new tab.

## Rankings

- #26,040 — Overall
- #203 — new tab
- #245 — comic

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://xkcd.com/info.0.json`
- `webRequest`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows the extension to observe and analyze traffic in flight for the selected hosts.
- 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/xkcd-new-tab)