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Best alternatives to IQ Tab - Custom New Tab (2026)

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

IQ Tab: reviews, users and permissionsBest Accessibility extensions

IQ Tab - Custom New Tab today

≈10K users2.1★ from 413 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions

IQ Tab alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Custom New Tab

    Customize the New Tab URL. Change New Tab to point to any URL or local file you want.

    ≈50K users4.2★ from 42 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than IQ Tab
    • Rated 2.1 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  2. 2

    Custom New Tab URL

    Customize the new tab URL.

    ≈50K users4.1★ from 126 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than IQ Tab
    • Rated 2.0 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  3. 3

    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 2.0× more users than IQ Tab
    • Rated 1.6 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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  4. 4

    My Custom Sports

    My Custom Sports is an extension to help sports fans customize their chrome new tab.

    ≈3K users4.5★ from 11 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than IQ Tab
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
    • Listed under Entertainment
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  5. 5

    MyThing Search New Tab

    Customize your new tab page

    ≈3K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than IQ Tab
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
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  6. 6

    Sweezy Custom Doodle for Google™

    Change Google logo with amazing Doodle arts. Set your own text and replace Google Doodle with something fun on the Homepage.

    ≈90K users4.8★ from 1K ratingsUpdated 2 months ago193 permissions
    • About 9.0× more users than IQ Tab
    • Rated 2.7 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (193 vs 3)
    • Listed under Entertainment
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  7. 7

    Infinity New Tab

    Infinity New Tab allows you to customize your New Tab page

    ≈400K users4.5★ from 11.8K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions
    • About 40× more users than IQ Tab
    • Rated 2.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  8. 8

    Infinity New Tab (Pro)

    Infinity New Tab Pro allows you to customize your New Tab page

    ≈300K users4.7★ from 24.8K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions
    • About 30× more users than IQ Tab
    • Rated 2.6 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  9. 9

    Calendar Background Customizer

    Customize The Background Of Google Calendar.

    ≈5K users3.2★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago4 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than IQ Tab
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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  10. 10

    Cute Tab - Custom Dashboard

    Perfect New tab to organize bookmarks with lots of features. Give a clean and modern look to your default Chrome homepage.

    ≈40K users3.8★ from 136 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago8 permissions
    • About 4.0× more users than IQ Tab
    • Rated 1.7 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
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IQ Tab alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to IQ Tab?

By users, the most popular alternative is Infinity New Tab with ≈400K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Custom New Tab.

Which IQ Tab alternative has the best rating?

Sweezy Custom Doodle for Google™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings.

Is there a IQ Tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

High-Custom New Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for IQ Tab.

How many alternatives to IQ Tab are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to IQ 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.