Best alternatives to Metro Speed Dial - Modern New Tab page (2026)
8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Metro Speed Dial, 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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Metro Speed Dial alternatives, compared
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Speed Dial 2 New tab
Speed Dial 2 is an easy-to-use extension that lets you save and organize your most visited websites and customize your new tab page.
≈300K users4.1★ from 7.7K ratingsUpdated 3 days ago9 permissions- About 75× more users than Metro Speed Dial
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
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Speed Dial New tab
Speed Dial is an easy-to-use extension that lets you save and organize your most visited websites and customize your new tab page.
≈10K users3.9★ from 121 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago9 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Metro Speed Dial
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
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Speed Dial
Speed Dial changes standard page to the new tab page with your saved bookmarks.
≈200K users4.7★ from 24.2K ratingsNot updated for 3+ years6 permissions- About 50× more users than Metro Speed Dial
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
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Speed Dial
Speed Dial allows you to add and manage bookmarks in the New Tab page.
≈20K users4.2★ from 35 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Metro Speed Dial
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
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Group Speed Dial
Speed Dial [Group Speed Dial] is the most advanced start page! It's like a visual bookmarks, plus many more tools for professionals!
≈50K users4.5★ from 385 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago13 permissions- About 13× more users than Metro Speed Dial
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 1)
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TitleTab - Speed Dial Dashboard
TitleTab Extension: speed dial dashboard, prevent accidental tab closure, and easy open tab saving.
≈8K users4.4★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Metro Speed Dial
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Awesome New Tab Page™
Enhance your New Tab Page with ultimate customizability and power. Awesome, like you. [ANTP]
≈90K users4.3★ from 13.6K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions- About 23× more users than Metro Speed Dial
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Empty New Tab Page
With this extension, new tabs display a blank page instead of the usual new tab page with thumbnails.
≈100K users4.4★ from 1.2K ratingsUpdated 24 months agoNo special permissions- About 25× more users than Metro Speed Dial
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
Metro Speed Dial alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Metro Speed Dial?
By users, the most popular alternative is Speed Dial 2 New tab with ≈300K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Speed Dial 2 New tab.
Which Metro Speed Dial alternative has the best rating?
Speed Dial has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 24.2K ratings.
Is there a Metro Speed Dial alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Empty New Tab Page asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Metro Speed Dial.
How many alternatives to Metro Speed Dial are there?
We list 8 close alternatives to Metro Speed Dial on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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