Tabr - Beautiful New Tab

Tracking since May 19, 2026.

Changelog

• May 25, 2026
  description

  tabr – A Beautiful New Tab Experience
  
  Transform your new tab into a visually inspiring experience with tabr. Each time you open a new tab, enjoy a stunning, high-resolution photo sourced from curated open-image platforms like Unsplash and 500px. Designed with minimalism and elegance in mind, tabr is lightweight, fast, and distraction-free — a perfect blend of art and utility.
  	•	✨ Curated photography from the best open platforms
  	•	🖤 Minimalist and modern interface
  	•	⚡ Optimized for performance
  	•	🔒 No tracking, privacy-respecting
  
  Refresh your workspace with beauty — one tab at a time

  tabr – A Beautiful New Tab Experience
  
  Transform every new tab into a moment of inspiration. tabr replaces Chrome's default new tab with stunning, high-resolution landscape photography from Unsplash — refreshed with each visit, preloaded for instant transitions.
  
  How it works
  Works immediately with a built-in trial key — no sign-up required. Want unlimited access? Add your own free Unsplash API key in Settings (takes 30 seconds).
  
  Key Features
  
  • Favorites & Carousel — Heart the photos you love and enable carousel mode to rotate through your personal collection every 2 minutes
  
  • Instant Photo Switching — Intelligent background preloading means zero wait time when you refresh
  
  • Clean / Immersive Mode — Hide all UI elements for a pure, distraction-free wallpaper experience
  
  • Smart Greeting & Clock — A context-aware greeting that adapts to time of day and your browser language, paired with a live clock
  
  • Favorites Backup — Export your curated collection as JSON and import it anytime — your favorites travel with you
  
  • Multi-language — Full UI support for English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese, auto-detected from your browser settings
  
  • Photographer Attribution — Every photo credits its creator with a direct link to their Unsplash profile
  
  Privacy First
  • Minimal permissions — only storage and photo API access
  • All data stored locally on your device — nothing leaves your browser
  • No tracking, no analytics, no cookies
  • HTTPS-only API communication
  
  Built for Performance
  Lightweight Manifest V3 extension with no background scripts, multi-layer caching, and optimized image loading. Fast, clean, and respectful of your system resources.
  
  Refresh your workspace with beauty — one tab at a time.

Permissions & access

Permissions

storage

Host access

https://api.unsplash.com/*, https://pixabay.com/*

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