Best alternatives to Background Color Post (2026)
7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Background Color Post, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Background Color Post alternatives, compared
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News New Tab + Search - City Backgrounds
New Tab with search news and an amazing city background
≈40K users4.8★ from 20 ratings3 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Background Color Post
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Google Calendar Background
Customize your Google Calendar background image; supports built-in themes and custom themes.
≈2K users5.0★ from 4 ratings3 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Background Color Post
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Chrome Background Runner
Keep your browser open in the background for faster re-opening
≈3K users5.0★ from 20 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Background Color Post
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
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KeepBackPlay - Background Playback Fix
Automatically keep media play in the background.
≈10K users4.4★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago7 permissions- About 1.7× more users than Background Color Post
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
- 5
Color Picker
Color picker tool with pallete and history
≈10K users5.0★ from 12 ratings5 permissions- About 1.7× more users than Background Color Post
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Background Remover for Images
Remove image background automatically and quickly, make image background transparent or change the backgrounds.
≈6K users4.3★ from 34 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to Background Color Post
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Load Background Tabs Lazily
Allow only a specific number of new background tabs to load at one time.
≈1K users4.0★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Background Color Post
Background Color Post alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Background Color Post?
By users, the most popular alternative is News New Tab + Search - City Backgrounds with ≈40K users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is News New Tab + Search - City Backgrounds.
Is there a Background Color Post alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Chrome Background Runner asks for 1 permissions, against 5 for Background Color Post.
How many alternatives to Background Color Post are there?
We list 7 close alternatives to Background Color Post on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.