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New Tab Traffic Randomizer (Legacy)

by Jens Oliver Meiert · meiert.com · Privacy & Security
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Requests a random URL every time a new tab is opened, for extra <del>privacy</del> <ins>obscurity</ins>.

Users
44
+4 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#113K
#94K among extensions
Version
2.1.1
updated 22 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
12446Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 44 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
001Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1 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 Traffic Randomizer (Legacy)

Announcement: https://meiert.com/blog/new-tab-traffic-randomizer/ Source: https://codeberg.org/j9t/new-tab-traffic-randomizer Maintained successor: https://iadefensa.com/solutions/new-tab-traffic-randomizer-chromium/ (free for personal use)

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+4+10.0%00.00
30 days+4+10.0%00.00
6 months−1−2.2%00.00
1 year+9+25.7%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where New Tab Traffic Randomizer (Legacy) appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
traffic#10−2

Version history

15 versions recorded
2.1.127 Feb 2026
2.1.019 Feb 2026
2.0.226 Jan 2026
2.0.024 Nov 2025
1.4.02 Nov 2025
1.3.020 Oct 2025
1.2.919 Oct 2025
1.2.88 Sep 2025

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
29 Sep 2017
Size
37 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
meiert.com
Extension ID
onjkjeianfmpinhbdaibbbhejnffcika

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1

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