New Tab icon

New Tab

by Adam Schwartz · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

A minimalist replacement for Chrome's New Tab page.

Users
30K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.1 / 5
−0.51 in 30 days
Ratings
170
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#4,596
#3,969 among extensions
Version
101.0
updated 12 May 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
6,00018K30KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 30,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
40105170Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 170 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 New Tab

This extension replaces Chrome's New Tab page with a minimalist version which shows a blank page. To recover the default New Tab page, simply remove the extension.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.51
30 days0+0.0%0−0.51
6 months0+0.0%+2−0.53
1 year0+0.0%+9−0.52

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where New Tab appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
new tab#10
new tabs#10
tab#130
web store#56new
web store#63new
chrome extension#81new

Version history

6 versions recorded
101.012 May 2026
15.028 May 2024
14.06 Sep 2022
13.01 Aug 2022
12.031 Jul 2022
11.08 Nov 2018

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
8 Nov 2018
Size
5 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
adcpijkmbecohfalcbafjgadfnpchhlg

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Permissions
faviconbookmarks

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