Simple New Tab URL
Simply set the URL you want new tabs to load and it'll load it. No fluff.
As of May 2026, Simple New Tab URL has 1,000 users and a 4.82/5 rating from 17 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.
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Ratingup 0.4 percent+0.4%
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17
Version
1.2.1
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension lost 1.0K users.
History
1 snapshotsTracking since Apr 26, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | 2.0K | 4.80 | 15 | 1.2.1 |
| Now | 1.0K | 4.82 | 17 | 1.2.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
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/
Technical
- Version
- 1.2.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 13.16KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- pkklffjkfmhpoiepobbldnadjflciinb
- Developer ID
- u85c227716e03afcfef8489d144620ade
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Dec 11, 2019
- Last Updated (Store)
- Nov 28, 2023
- Last Scraped
- May 24, 2026
- Website
- zach-adams.com
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 24, 2026.