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Custom New Tab URL

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v1.1.5 Updated Oct 18, 2023 80.19KiB
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50K
Users
★ 4.33
120 reviews
#374
of 31.9K
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#122 of 4K
⚠️Not updated in over 2 years

Description

Chrome doesn't allow you to configure a new tab URL. It always opens its New Tab Page with a search bar and some browsing history. With this extension, you can use the options page to store a link to a page or even a path to a local file that will be loaded when a new tab is created. It is very lightweight and easy to use! For people who prefer dark mode, try enabling the following Chrome builtin flag: chrome://flags/#enable-force-dark -------------------- ATTENTION: Since Chrome Version 118.0.5993.71, setting the new tab to a local file requires to turn the "Allow access to file URLs" option in the extension management page. Open the Manage Extension page, find the Custom New Tab URL extension and click the Details button, then find the option "Allow access to file URLs" and turn it on.
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Reviews (20 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-11-12
Jayce

Enabled per screenshot for local files. but there is no place in the extension to enter a URL. appears this extension does nothing and cannot be configured.

★☆☆☆☆2025-10-30
Sour Cream

Most USELESS extension ever tell me how google and YouTube don't work with it? Like seriously two of the biggest freaking websites don't want to work with it? What's the point in this if it wont even function properly?

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-12
Benny Schmidt

Doesn't work for local files. Even default Chrome lets you set the Startup page to a "file://". For anyone seeking a solution to have both startup page and new tab page be a simple offline HTML file - this ain't it.

★☆☆☆☆2025-02-15
Matt Duckworth

Works for one day, then gets turn off by Chrome for some reason. Happens over and over again. BOOOOOOOO

★☆☆☆☆2024-10-31
Nora Rozin

i am getting chrome new tab instead of google.com which is my preferred new tab default. this extension was supposed to help; but unfortunately did not address the issue at all.

★☆☆☆☆2024-07-28
고사리미나리

How do I register a local file? "file:///C:/homepage.html" <- This doesn't work.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-26
A

Does not work. Tried to set new tab to google.com and gave me an error

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-19
Сергей Друзь

Only for these: Apps (chrome://apps/) Blank (about:blank) Bookmarks (chrome://bookmarks/) Downloads (chrome://downloads/) Extensions (chrome://extensions/) History (chrome://history) Memory (chrome://memory-redirect/) Version (chrome://version/) I cannot use it for yandex.ru or google.ru !

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-09
Rick Hallabough

Doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2023-10-13
J

sudden permission change made me remove this extension. Replace the page that you see when opening a new tab <- required for this to function Read the icons of the websites that you visit <- should not be required for this application. Read and change your bookmarks <-- should also not be required for this application. seems like the author is starting to subtly collect user info.

★☆☆☆☆2023-09-27
Ginger 334

how do I fix error ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

★☆☆☆☆2022-12-29
Aubrey Mobley

did not work the way i needed

★☆☆☆☆2020-01-30
Rocket Pak

Doesn't work.

★★☆☆☆2024-04-19
Lilith st. Jayne

how do i actually use it??????

★★★☆☆2024-10-12
Senior Van

I set this up, but every time i open a new tab Chrome now shows a pop-up if i want to change it back..no way to get rid of it so frustratingly annoying

★★★☆☆2024-03-13
Wouter Cleyman

This tool does exactly what it's supposed to, but there's a frustrating 2-second delay every time I open a new page. This slowdown significantly hampers my workflow and disrupts my momentum because I frequently open multiple tabs.

★★★☆☆2023-10-15
Saw Lay

The extension stopped working with Chrome. I used this extension to display my HTML file as my Chrome theme. But now it has stopped working. Some permission requests when I open with Edge.

★★★☆☆2020-07-21
Mark Palmos

Great BUT the address bar is not automatically selected, so you cannot create a new tab and start typing in an address or search request. A Great Pity!

★★★☆☆2020-07-04
Cassian Lodge

When I open a new tab and start typing a URL, the new tab loads and the URL overwrites what I just wrote. It's really annoying! When the new tab loads, the URL should be highlighted, or the address bar should be empty and the cursor should be in it ready for me to type.

★★★☆☆2018-04-04
Some Guy Online

I love everything about this app except the fact that it works as a redirect rather than an actual URL load. When I installed it and ran it (started a new tab), Chromes' classic new tab loaded first and then was redirected to Custom New Tab URL settings. Fix this bug and you get 5 stars. Specs: Windows 10 64-bit Chrome: 65.0.3325.181

Permissions (1)

Permissions

storage Can store data locally in your browser

Details

Version 1.1.5
Updated Oct 18, 2023
Size 80.19KiB
First Seen Mar 22, 2026