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Empty New Tab Page - Select Your Background.

by Thomas Tavernier · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

The new tab page is now empty, you can select the background color of your choice.

Users
269
+15 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
8
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#56K
#48K among extensions
Version
1.4.0
updated 15 Aug 2021

Users

monthly, 3 years
30156283Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 269 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
258Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 8 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Empty New Tab Page - Select Your Background.

You can customize the background color of the empty new tab page, just click on the extension. Default background color set as chrome dark mode color. No longer supports images.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+12+4.7%00.00
30 days+15+5.9%00.00
6 months+57+26.9%00.00
1 year+87+47.8%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Empty New Tab Page - Select Your Background. appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
background#69−10

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.4.015 Aug 2021
1.3.019 Sep 2019

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
19 Sep 2019
Size
10 KB
Languages
en, fr
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
ppnljghmgbgkebhihiphkkmdgpnccoen

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1
Permissions
storage

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