# XKCD Newtab

> Replaces your newtab with a random xkcd.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `xkcd-newtab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Luke Wright
- **Category:** appearance,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-01-22
- **Size:** 8.99 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xkcd-newtab/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/simplyluke/xkcd-newtab/issues](https://github.com/simplyluke/xkcd-newtab/issues)

## Description

XKCD Newtab is a Firefox add-on that replaces your newtab with a random xkcd comic, providing a fun and entertaining browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #47,099 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://xkcd.com/*`
- `webRequest`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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-newtab)