Best alternatives to Chat2Y (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Chat2Y, 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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Chat2Y alternatives, compared
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ChatGPT as a New Tab
Use OpenAI's ChatGPT as a new tab to replace Google (or the default new tab) on your browser.
≈4K users3.3★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
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Change New Tab
Allows you to change New Tab page to your specific URL.
≈10K users4.2★ from 82 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- Listed under Accessibility
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New Tab Changer
Load a custom web page or url in a new tab. Fast, light, and easy to use.
≈10K users4.3★ from 70 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago6 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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AiTab New Tab with ChatGPT
AiTab new tab page, integrates Ai capabilities such as Ai Chat, drawing, translation, integrated ChatGPT components
≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
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Chat AI for Chrome
Enhanced search experience with Chat AI for Chrome
≈3K usersNot rated yetUpdated 7 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Casca: New Tab with ChatGPT and Widgets
Customise your new tab page and boost your productivity with Casca Extension
≈10K users4.2★ from 79 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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ActionTab New TAB (free ChatGPT)
ActionTab - Start your day with beautiful, smart and efficient new tabs
609 users3.5★ from 18 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 6.6× fewer users than Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
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eesel: ChatGPT document search
ChatGPT powered new tab search for Google Docs, Notion pages and other work documents
≈10K users4.8★ from 126 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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High-Custom New Tab
Custom New Tab Custom New Tab control for Chrome. Set custom new tab of your Chrome browser. It is minimalistic page without news…
≈20K users3.7★ from 1.1K ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× more users than Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Accessibility
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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 75× more users than Chat2Y
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
Chat2Y alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Chat2Y?
By users, the most popular alternative is UP Tab with ≈300K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is ChatGPT as a New Tab.
Which Chat2Y alternative has the best rating?
eesel: ChatGPT document search has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 126 ratings.
Is there a Chat2Y alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
ChatGPT as a New Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for Chat2Y.
How many alternatives to Chat2Y are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Chat2Y 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.