Simple New Tab URL

by Zach Adams · zach-adams.com · Functionality & UI

FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Simply set the URL you want new tabs to load and it'll load it. No fluff.

Users

1,000

−1,000 in 30 days

Rating

4.6 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#25K

#20K among extensions

Version

1.2.1

updated 28 Nov 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 18 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 Simple New Tab URL

Very similar to other "New Tab URL" redirect extensions but this one is stripped down to the bare essentials. There are 4 options available: - URL you want the new tab URL to be - whether you want the URL to be auto-highlighted/selected on new tab page load (or if you want the focus on new tab load to be on your page) - whether you wish to enable a light mode theme (it currently defaults to a dark theme) - whether chrome should sync this setting Note: If your new tab url is a local file (i.e. it starts with "file://" rather than "http://") then you will have to enable the "Allow access to file URLs" permission for this extension on the Manage Extensions page. See source code here: https://github.com/zach-adams/simple-new-tab-url Icon is "redo" by Mohamed Riyaz Ali from the Noun Project https://thenounproject.com/term/redo/1175677/