Best alternatives to CaretTab - New Tab Dashboard (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to CaretTab, 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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CaretTab alternatives, compared
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Halo New Tab Dashboard
A cinematic productivity-focused new tab dashboard with ambient backgrounds, widgets, and customization.
≈10K users4.8★ from 208 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago3 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than CaretTab
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
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PrismTab - New Tab Dashboard
Lightning-fast, powerful and fully customizable new tab page.
≈7K users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated in the last day7 permissions- About 5.7× fewer users than CaretTab
- Updated more recently
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HiTab - New Tab Dashboard and Widgets
Customize your homepage with widgets, and dark mode support
≈5K users3.4★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions- About 8.0× fewer users than CaretTab
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 7)
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Tab Widgets - Custom New Tab Dashboard
Turn every new tab into a customizable dashboard with widgets for weather, tasks, notes, and more.
≈2K users4.1★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago10 permissions- About 20× fewer users than CaretTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 7)
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GNTD: Glass New Tab Dashboard
Glass-style new tab dashboard. Search uses Chrome Search API and respects the user's default search engine.
≈200K users4.9★ from 4.9K ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago7 permissions- About 5.0× more users than CaretTab
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
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GNT: Glass New Tab – iOS Style Dashboard
Smooth iOS/macOS-inspired glass New Tab with Spotlight search and refined customization. Designed and crafted in India.
≈20K users4.7★ from 254 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago8 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than CaretTab
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 7)
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MONKNOW New Tab - Personal Dashboard
The new tab page you've been dreaming of, with grouped website links, real-time cloud sync, and a dark theme.
≈20K users4.6★ from 486 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago5 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than CaretTab
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
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Infinity New Tab
Infinity New Tab allows you to customize your New Tab page
≈400K users4.6★ from 11.8K ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago6 permissions- About 10× more users than CaretTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
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Infinity New Tab (Pro)
Infinity New Tab Pro allows you to customize your New Tab page
≈300K users4.9★ from 24.8K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 7.5× more users than CaretTab
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
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Auto Tab Discard
Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.
≈200K users4.2★ from 389 ratingsUpdated in the last day7 permissions- About 5.0× more users than CaretTab
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
CaretTab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to CaretTab?
By users, the most popular alternative is Infinity New Tab with ≈400K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Halo New Tab Dashboard.
Which CaretTab alternative has the best rating?
Infinity New Tab (Pro) has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 24.8K ratings.
Is there a CaretTab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Halo New Tab Dashboard asks for 3 permissions, against 7 for CaretTab.
How many alternatives to CaretTab are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to CaretTab on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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