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Best alternatives to FlashTabs (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to FlashTabs, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

FlashTabs today

≈3K users4.0★ from 39 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions

FlashTabs alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    ArtTab

    View dynamic digital art every time you open a new tab.

    999 users5.0★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago2 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than FlashTabs
    • Rated 1.0 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
    • Listed under Art & Design
  2. 2

    Studylib New Tab - Startpage with flashcards

    Replace new tab page with a personal dashboard featuring flashcards learning.

    ≈4K users4.8★ from 78 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago9 permissions
    • A similar number of users to FlashTabs
    • Rated 0.8 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 0)
    • Listed under Education
  3. 3

    Artab: New Tab, New Art

    Get Inspired by the World's Greatest Artworks Every Time You Open a New Tab.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago2 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than FlashTabs
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
    • Listed under Art & Design
  4. 4

    Earth View from Google Earth

    Experience a beautiful image from Google Earth every time you open a new tab.

    ≈600K users4.4★ from 5.2K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions
    • About 200× more users than FlashTabs
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
    • Listed under Travel
  5. 5

    Tab Lasso

    Ted's in your corner with a Ted Lasso quote in every new tab.

    ≈1K users4.7★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than FlashTabs
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Just for Fun
  6. 6

    OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web

    Customize your new tab page so you can fight climate change while browsing the web. Save trees by doing what you do every day.

    ≈10K users4.7★ from 359 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago4 permissions
    • About 3.3× more users than FlashTabs
    • Rated 0.7 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
  7. 7

    Focus+ by MDS

    Opens Focus+ in every new tab, and keeps your focus timer running after you close it.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than FlashTabs
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 0)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  8. 8

    30 Seconds of Knowledge

    Web Extension that lets you gain new developer skills, every time you open a New Tab

    ≈20K users4.6★ from 93 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions
    • About 6.7× more users than FlashTabs
    • Rated 0.6 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  9. 9

    daily.dev | Where developers discover what's next

    Developer news, personalized to your stack, in every new tab. Join 400,000+ developers. Free and open source.

    ≈400K users4.9★ from 2.9K ratingsUpdated 2 days ago5 permissions
    • About 133× more users than FlashTabs
    • Rated 0.8 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 0)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  10. 10

    Letra

    Passively learn a new language every time you open a new tab.

    319 users4.9★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions
    • About 9.4× fewer users than FlashTabs
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning

FlashTabs alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to FlashTabs?

By users, the most popular alternative is Earth View from Google Earth with ≈600K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is ArtTab.

Which FlashTabs alternative has the best rating?

daily.dev | Where developers discover what's next has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings.

How many alternatives to FlashTabs are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to FlashTabs 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.