Pastel New Tab with a clock icon

Pastel New Tab with a clock

by Aditya Bhaskar · oorjalabs.com · Functionality & UI
FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Clean & minimal new tab page - a pastel background and a clock

Users
7,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.4 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
65
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#12K
#9,958 among extensions
Version
2.0.1
updated 12 Aug 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
2,0006,00010KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
204467Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 65 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 Pastel New Tab with a clock

It's just a simple new tab page. Shows a random pastel colour background with a clock in the middle of screen. The browser button just opens a new tab, so would ideally be hidden away. New: Dark mode button Privacy statement: https://c306.net/apps/privacy/pastel-new-tab/ ------------------- OTHER FEATURES: 1. Quick action buttons at bottom of new tab: - Hide/show clock, - Hide/show frequently visited websites - Select 12 hour or 24 hour clock - Select serif or sans-serif font - Pin the current colour 2. Settings page provides options to: - Remove new tab page, - Send feedback, and - Donate to one of the charities I like ------------------- OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS >> "Read a list of your most frequently visited websites" This permission allows the new tab page to show your most frequently visited websites. The permission is only requested when 'Show top websites' button is used. Read more here: https://updatenotes.blog/2017/11/02/pastel-new-tab-now-with-your-top-websites/ You may read more about 'tabs' permissions here: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/tabs ------------------- UPDATE: (Full update notes: https://updatenotes.blog/category/pastel-new-tab/ ) UPDATE 11 Aug 2024: 1. Updated to Chrome manifest version 3 2. Added permission for favicons when viewing frequently opened sites UPDATE 24 Jul 2020: 1. Button to open default Chrome new tab page UPDATE 14 Apr 2020: 1. New: Follow system dark mode option - dark screen when dark, random pastel when light 2. New: Darker, integrated dark mode screen 3. Language and background code improvements UPDATE 30 Mar 2020: 1. New: Show icons for frequently visited websites UPDATE 09 May 2019: 1. New: Switch to dark mode (non-pastel) with one click 2. New: Add custom colours 3. Bug fixes UPDATE 23 Feb 2019: 1. Tuned the master list of pastel colours 2. Bug fixes UPDATE 12 Feb 2019: 1. See full page grid of available pastel colours 2. Pin or remove pastel colours from grid page 3. Bug fixes and updates UPDATE 08 Feb 2019: 1. Select from serif or sans-serif fonts 2. Frequently visited websites slide in/out 3. Bug fixes and updates UPDATE 02 Nov 2017: 1. Show frequently visited websites for easy access

Growth

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30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year0+0.0%−1+0.01

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Pastel New Tab with a clock appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
clock#420
visited sites#83−1
new tabs#93+3

Version history

6 versions recorded
2.0.112 Aug 2024
2.0.06 Jun 2022
2022.0605.2.06 Jun 2022
2020.724.1.1131 Jan 2021
1.11.025 Jul 2020
1.10.519 Apr 2020

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
19 Apr 2020
Size
108 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
c306.net
Support
docs.google.com
Extension ID
hjheoelfkeadifffbnfalekganbennde

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 1, likelihood 0
Permissions
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