Best alternatives to Bright Tab (2026)
6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Bright Tab, 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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Bright Tab alternatives, compared
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Light Tab
Light tab- a spectrum of soft pastel wallpapers that will look pretty on your background and contribute to a calmness while working.
≈10K users4.4★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Bright Tab
- Updated more recently
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IE Tab
Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more.
≈4M users4.3★ from 19K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago11 permissions- About 133× more users than Bright Tab
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 3)
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UP Tab
UP brings you a NewTab with Time, Date and Search
≈300K users4.5★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 10× more users than Bright Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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We2 New Tab
We2 New Tab is a practical and streamlined browser extension that enhances the new-tab experience with integrated AI capabilities.
≈70K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 5 weeks ago5 permissions- About 2.3× more users than Bright Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Matte Tab
This is a custom new tab extension that helps you stay focused and provides you with a net calming working space
≈20K users4.8★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Bright Tab
- Updated more recently
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Car Tab
Car tab is a novel extension designed to bring images of beautiful cars to your every day peripheral.
≈10K users4.0★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Bright Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
Bright Tab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Bright Tab?
By users, the most popular alternative is IE Tab with ≈4M users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Light Tab.
Which Bright Tab alternative has the best rating?
IE Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 19K ratings.
Is there a Bright Tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
UP Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Bright Tab.
How many alternatives to Bright Tab are there?
We list 6 close alternatives to Bright Tab 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.