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New Tab Override

by Mustang

v1.2.0 Updated Dec 5, 2023 11.06KiB
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★ 3.38
37 reviews
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⚠️Not updated in over 2 years

Description

Most extensions that allow a custom URL for the new tab page do so by redirecting to the URL then attempting to focus on the address bar. The second step of focusing on the address bar when using the redirect method was broken in Chrome 61. This extension fixes the second step by using a new method, rather than redirecting it loads the URL in the background then injects its content into a empty new tab page. This means there is no redirect, and therefore the address bar never actually loses focus in the first place. Permissions: * Read and change all your data on the websites that you visit - Used only to load the URL in the background, none of your data or websites you visit are ever read or changed. * Replace the page that you see when opening a new tab - Duh!
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Reviews (11 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2026-02-20
Даниил М.

Doesn't work.

★☆☆☆☆2025-09-24
Indrawan I.

Not fetching properly

★☆☆☆☆2023-10-06
Roger Domuch

doesn't tell you how to select the webpage that you want it to load

★☆☆☆☆2023-06-12
Adelscott

I wanted to keep the chrome://newtab feature with my 10 prefered urls showing under the search field. and I wanted to focus the search field (and not the address bar). I guess it's not possible to have both with this extension ..

★☆☆☆☆2021-01-20
Pietro Reali

virus

★★☆☆☆2019-05-07
Kate Quin

Nice add on. But the set focus needs to be automatically set to web page instead of address bar. This is probably why I prefer using Firefox override new tab.

★★★☆☆2026-02-15
QFixx•Digi

With the new tab set to any search engine page, (search.brave.com, search.google.com, bing.com) this extension causes hitting the "Enter" key to add a new line instead of initiate the search query. I'll open a new tab, type into the search field, then press enter, but I end up with spacing, no search results! I have to then move my hand to my mouse and navigate to the "Go" button!!! The horror! Haha! Though all jokes and fun aside, I am met with frustration. I'd like to keep the speed of limited mouse interaction. I just removed the New Tab Override extension. I am not sure of the root cause of this conflict, I have experienced this for about a month, while I have used New Tab Override for 2 years. Thank you!

★★★☆☆2024-10-27
sheeta uwu

Make it black screen on new tab please. its flash-banging my eyes. tried replacing page with site with black screen but it just adds extra processing and also displays a white screen until the site fully loads so can't be it. otherwise pretty good extension.

★★★☆☆2024-02-16
Michał Partacz

Why does it have to read all data from all pages?

★★★☆☆2020-02-09
Bbaryonyx

How to you modify this with any URL that you want to open? Don't see that option in settings.

★★★☆☆2019-10-08
Max Steel

mmm... I enjoy use the Chrome "just black" theme; but this extension a change a background to white :/ :/ :/ . Good only to replace annoying Brave browser New Tab.

Permissions (1)

Permissions

storage Can store data locally in your browser

Details

Version 1.2.0
Updated Dec 5, 2023
Size 11.06KiB
First Seen Mar 26, 2026