Force Homepage

by yankluf · Workflow & Planning

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Forces a New Tab page as the homepage. Useful in browsers managed by organizations.

Users

−2 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#155K

#129K among extensions

Version

1.0.0

updated 15 Jun 2024

Users

monthly, 2 years

Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 20 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years

Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 0 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 Force Homepage

This simple Chrome Extension forces the New Tab page as the homepage in browsers managed by organizations. If you don't have permission to install extensions from the Chrome Store, you'll need to enable "Developer mode" in the "Extensions" page of your Chrome-based browser. Then, click on "Load unpacked" and select the folder with the extension's files. You can get the folder by downloading the extension as a .zip file from the Github repository and then unziping it. If you are able to install extensions from the Chrome Store, just install it from it. After installing the extension, just click on the icon to turn it on or off. Make sure to turn it off to interact correctly with pop-ups. Any user data is collected by this extension.