News in New Tab
Displays the news from Wikipedia when you open a new tab.
As of May 2026, News in New Tab has 11 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 3 reviews in the News & Weather category.
Usersup 57.1 percent+57.1%
11
11
Ratingno change0%
5.00
3 reviews
Reviewsup 50.0 percent+50.0%
3
Version
1.0.4
Manifest V3
History
1 snapshotsTracking since May 22, 2026.
View as table
| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | 7 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.0.4 |
| Now | 11 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0.4 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events
Screenshots
About
"News in New Tab" displays "Topics in the News" from Wikipedia's Current Events page whenever you open a new tab without losing the focus on the URL bar. You can easily catch up on the latest news at a glance in a beautiful user interface, keeping you informed without interrupting your workflow! The extension runs entirely within your browser, making requests only to Wikipedia for current event updates.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.4
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 332KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- kbcfhapfngpfjcmjepdklnjlcbopppej
- Developer ID
- ua5ee3f6f83acf3d3bd91d596c69f1f77
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Nov 3, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- Nov 8, 2024
- Last Scraped
- May 22, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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